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Atlantic Iberian Peninsula: Orca Interactions Update from the CA

Orca Interactions: Conflicting advice and mixed outcomes highlights need for better reporting Update from the Cruising Association (CA) – March 2026 The Cruising Association has updated its Orca Interaction Comments...

Published 12 hours ago
, Updated 12 hours ago

Portugal, Peniche: Yacht Sinks after Orca Interaction

Source: La Voz de Galicia Rescued by a Nearby Fishing Boat The French sailboat Tifare, with 5 crew members on board (3 of them children), was sailing approximately 45 miles...

Published 5 months ago
, Updated 2 months ago

Spain, Galicia: Orca Take Advantage of Coastal Octopus and Enter Rias

Update September 3rd, 2025: Having spoken with Salvamento Maritimo de Finisterre, who are responsible for the Vilagarcia/Ria de Arousa area, their advice for yachts in the area is to follow...

Published 7 months ago
, Updated 2 months ago

CA Orca Project Update

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...

Published 1 year ago
, Updated 2 months ago

Spain, Galicia: Drifting and Unmanned German Yacht Suspected in Drug Delivery

Abandoned Yacht Source: La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish) The German-flagged vessel, Free, was detected adrift and with a leak and no crew on board, off the island of Sagres...

Published 2 years ago
, Updated 2 months ago

Orca: Boat left Rudderless off NW Spanish Coast

Orca: Boat left Rudderless off NW Spanish Coast Source: Faroe de Vigo The first orca/sailboat interaction has been recorded off the northern Spanish coast of Galicia this year, resulting in...

Published 2 years ago
, Updated 2 months ago

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