Killer whales damage boat in latest attack off Spain

Killer whales severely damaged a sailboat off the coast of southern Spain early Thursday in an incident captured on video.

The local maritime rescue service said a group of orcas had broken the boat's rudder and pierced the hull, ramming the Mustique while it traveled to Gibraltar. 

The boat's four-person crew contacted the Spanish authorities for assistance, a spokesman told Reuters. 

A rapid-response vessel and a helicopter carrying a bilge pump were deployed to the boat, which was sailing under a British flag.

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The Mustique was towed to the port of Barbate for repairs.

This attack is the latest in a series of ...