Overview
- Portuguese maritime authorities confirmed a pod rammed a sailboat near Fonte da Telha on Saturday, while a second vessel was immobilized and towed to Oeiras.
- Officials reported no injuries in either case, stating the five people aboard the second boat did not require medical assistance.
- Witness João Filipe said two or three heavy blows damaged the rudder and hull of the first boat before it took on water and sank.
- Local reports said the sunken vessel belonged to the Escuadra Náutica de Lisboa and was carrying five tourists on an excursion.
- Footage filmed from shore circulated widely, prompting fresh scientific inquiry into Iberian orcas after years of increasing encounters off Spain and Portugal.