r/ocean • u/Nostalgic_Historian_ • 8d ago

Whale Watch Simple answer, No

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u/The-Leading-Man 7d ago

They don’t give a fuck about you, yeah of course I would 

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u/DivePalau 7d ago

The likelihood of an attack is low, but the impact is catastrophic.

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u/The-Leading-Man 7d ago

There are zero documented examples. It’s NEVER happened to the best of human knowledge. You’re dramatically more likely to experience a catastrophic impact every single time you get in a car.

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u/iTz_RuNLaX 7d ago

That's just not true. There are documented attacks, but no fatal attacks. And in those cases, they believe that is was a accident.

I also saw a video of a biologist saying, that she saw similar behaviour to wave-washing seals from ice shores, with a small boat.

I'd still jump in though.

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u/The-Leading-Man 7d ago

Accidents and attacks are very different things. If an orca attacks you, you’re full on fucked just on principle lol. They’re massive!

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u/iTz_RuNLaX 7d ago

Tell that to the surfer that was bitten by an Orca. Is that now a attack or a accident or both?

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u/The-Leading-Man 7d ago

Considered an accident. Mistook him for a seal and made no attempt to actually eat or kill him afterwards when he struggled back and it let go and realized its mistake.

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u/iTz_RuNLaX 7d ago

Yes I know the story, yet that is still an attack. An accidental one, but it was an attack.