Orca attack

[sailaboutvic]

Was only a matter of time. Poor sods.

I think it sad to say that lost of life will happen sooner of later .
I just can't understand why there been no Acton ,
If a shark started attacking swimmers they soon be out there to deal with it.

 

[chrishscorp]

I think it sad to say that lost of life will happen sooner of later .
I just can't understand why there been no Acton ,
If a shark started attacking swimmers they soon be out there to deal with it.

Most of us can see were this is going to go and the eventual outcome, it is just going to be a matter of time

 

[Fr J Hackett]

It will inevitably lead to owners taking increasingly violent means to try to ensure their own and vessels safety, I am out of the game now but made several Biscay crossings and now amongst other things I would take a couple of heavy fishing nets to deploy and even drop over the head of an attacking Orca. Eventually though their will be loss of life and maybe someone will even be prosecuted for harming one.

 

[webcraft]

Goodbye yacht Smousse

Fortunately during the day and in benign conditions, all 4 crew safe.

- W

 

[Wansworth]

Yes Galician authorities recommend only daylight passages

 

[Tradewinds]

Yes Galician authorities recommend only daylight passages

Worked well there.

 

[Wansworth]

Worked well there.

So in the case of an attack it would be easier to rescue

 

[Tradewinds]

So in the case of an attack it would be easier to rescue

Great

 

[doug748]

"..Galician authorities recommend only daylight passages "

The sort of dumb advice you get when civil servants with zero knowledge get involved.

 

[Wansworth]

"..Galician authorities recommend only daylight passages "

The sort of dumb advice you get when civil servants with zero knowledge get involved.

Well actually they are right

 

[Wansworth]

Daylight port to port trips can be made off Galicia ,but now the days are drawing in the days are shorter

 

[doug748]

Well actually they are right

Ideal, perhaps they have arranged the tides and the weather to suit.

 

[Wansworth]

Ideal, perhaps they have arranged the tides and the weather to suit.

It’s just a recommendation,no much else they can do

 

[Fr J Hackett]

It’s just a recommendation,no much else they can do

They could go out and kill the lot of them or if they are squeamish employ some Faeroe islanders to do it for them. It should have been done a year or so ago before it became a learned habit that spread.

 

[Wansworth]

Back in 1981 there where two whale catchers in Cangas and the whale processing station had only recently closed due to outrage at whale killing.I doubt there are any harpoon ers fit enough now but certainly I imagine feeling amongst fishermen would be for killing the orcas……..we are all now friends with orcas?

 

[Fr J Hackett]

Back in 1981 there where two whale catchers in Cangas and the whale processing station had only recently closed due to outrage at whale killing.I doubt there are any harpoon ers fit enough now but certainly I imagine feeling amongst fishermen would be for killing the orcas……..we are all now friends with orcas?

I can think of at least 4 French guys that aren't

 

[sailaboutvic]

Most of us can see were this is going to go and the eventual outcome, it is just going to be a matter of time

Which is why it really pi@@ me off when you get people asking for data as if the colour of AF or the size,speed,shape is going to help stop this problem .

I don't know the answer,
although I'm 90% against culling then if that the way it has to go to say human life then be it.
The problem isn't going to go away and if we are to believe Orcas copy each other then the problem going to escalated out of control.

As I posted before , at the very less they could tag these pods to give people a chance to avoid them .

 

[Wansworth]

Not going to do the yachting business any good in the rias nor will it be attractive to visitors who will pass much further out,maybe economic forces will come into play?

 

[sailaboutvic]

Not going to do the yachting business any good in the rias nor will it be attractive to visitors who will pass much further out,maybe economic forces will come into play?

Well there the tows boats , marinas, repair yards the organisation who are getting money for working on the problem all making big bucks that's without other connected to them .
You can see why there in no rush to do anything.

 

[webcraft]

Which is why it really pi@@ me off when you get people asking for data as if the colour of AF or the size,speed,shape is going to help stop this problem .

I don't know the answer,
although I'm 90% against culling then if that the way it has to go to say human life then be it.
The problem isn't going to go away and if we are to believe Orcas copy each other then the problem going to escalated out of control.

As I posted before , at the very less they could tag these pods to give people a chance to avoid them .

I am on 2 FB groups that are constantly pestered by orca-huggers saying we should leave them alone, stay out of their domain etc.

I have had one guy saying he is reporting me to the GNR for incitement to commit a crime because I have supported the use of pingers and firecrackers, and another guy saying he was going to set up a vigilante army to hunt down the orca haters.

Meanwhile sailing on fhis coast has utterly changed. No-one knows how many pods are involved now, or where the next attack is likely to be, and it is only a matter of time before someone dies.

- W