Seeing whales in the wild is a once in a lifetime experience, but for one British couple it quickly became terrifying and possibly life threatening. This video was captured just off the coast of Morocco and it shows the harrowing ordeal. Veuer’s Tony Spitz has the details.
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00:00Seeing whales in the wild is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but for one British couple it
00:05quickly became terrifying and possibly life-threatening.
00:08This video was captured just off the coast of Morocco by Janet Morris and Stephen Bidwell.
00:13They were enjoying a nap while sailing when the crew noticed a pod of orcas, also known
00:17as killer whales.
00:18But as they awoke to watch in wonderment, they noticed the pod was coming directly towards
00:22them.
00:23The marine mammals sidled up next to their boat and began ramming the hull repeatedly
00:27in an attack they say lasted an hour.
00:29With Morris saying about the encounter, quote, Because everyone was calm, it felt okay, but
00:34we were petrified.
00:35It wasn't until afterwards that we talked about being very scared, adding that they
00:38even began collecting their valuables and passports, and even considered readying the
00:43life raft.
00:44Stephen Bidwell added that orcas love the thrill of the chase, which is why experts
00:47recommend remaining still, but the choppy conditions of the day made that impossible.
00:52During the attack, crew members lost control of the boat, realizing after limping back
00:55into port that the orcas had damaged the rudder.
00:58SWNS reports this is just the latest in a series of attacks by orcas around the world,
01:03something that is puzzling marine biologists.