Killer Whales Target Yachts in International Races.

Two sailing teams participating in The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint encountered a pod of orcas in the Atlantic Ocean to the west of Gibraltar. The orcas pushed up against the boats, nudged and bitten at the rudders, and in one case, rammed the boat. No injuries were reported, but the incidents come amid reports of seemingly coordinated attacks on boats by orcas, with incidents tripling in the past two years.