Yacht was carrying five people when killer whales attacked it near Fonte da Telha beach
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Yacht was carrying five people when killer whales attacked it near Fonte da Telha beach
Yacht was carrying five people when killer whales attacked it near Fonte da Telha beach
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Astonishing moment pod of orcas SINKS tourist boat

Orcas attack boat off Portugal coast for third time in a week as four rescued

Orcas strike again off Portugal, with third boat rammed in a week

Sailboat crew fend off orcas before pod attacks and sinks nearby boat

Second vessel has to be saved from orcas that sank boat off Portugal

The vessel was sailing along off the coast of Fonte da Telha beach in Portugal on Saturday when disaster struck.

The crew were taken to the port of Cascais by a patrol boat after ‘repeated strikes’ by a killer whale on the vessel

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Lisa Festervoll, among the crew, said the whole boat shook, 'hit hard and quickly'. Orcas rocked the helm and the rudder, and the…

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