This map shows the area around the Gulf of Cádiz and the Strait of Gibraltar where interactions with orcas are most likely to happen, based on previous years' data.

First, picture a map of Spain. Now zoom in on the southern state of Andalusia. Get closer: The Andalusian coast forms a kind of shallow bulge, which juts into the Strait of Gibraltar. Even closer ...

In the Strait of Gibraltar, one individual orca has been named by scientists as the main culprit for the attacks. White Gladis and her pod have been ramming boats in the area for the past few years.

Polish tour operator Morskie Mile — which means "sea miles" — said in a Facebook post that its yacht Grazie Mamma II was attacked while sailing the Strait of Gibraltar between Spain and ...

For 45 minutes, the crew of the Grazie Mamma felt like they were under attack from below. A pod of orcas had zeroed in on the yacht's rudder as it made its way through the Strait of Gibraltar last ...

Since 2020, there have been about 500 encounters between orcas and boats, Alfredo López Fernandez, a coauthor of a 2022 study in the journal Marine Mammal Science, told NPR earlier this year.

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