Orca Team Six: whales engaged in coordinated attacks on commercial shipping

Their leadership calls them Orca Team Six. Pods of killer whales are creeping up on merchant ships, disabling their rudders, and forcing captains to press pause mid voyage. Revenge is sweet.

Maritime authorities on both sides of the Iberian Peninsula have watched a precise pattern emerge: orcas approaching from astern, focusing on rudders, and working in small groups as if on a shared task.

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