CA Orca Project Update Interactions between orca and yachts continued throughout last season (2024). The key differences have been that the interactions started slightly later in 2024, and there was...
Hull Ruptured After Orca Interaction Two crew members aboard the yacht Alboran Cognac sent out an SOS distress call on Sunday May 12, 2024 at 0900 local time (0700 GMT),...
Source: Cruising Association Be Safe and Be Prepared for Orca The Cruising Association (CA) continues to share information on precautions and protocols to minimise the risk of encounters and provide...
Cases of orcas harassing yachts sailing through the Straits of Gibraltar (which runs between Spain and Morocco and connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea), began being reported in...
Source: Cruising Association In June 2022, the CA launched its portal – available in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish – in collaboration with Grupo Trabajo Orca Atlantica (GTOA), to share...
The ‘Alboran Champange‘, with four crew onboard, was on route from Madeira to Benalmadena (south of Malaga on the Mediterranean coast of Spain), when it encountered a pod of Orca...
