Inshore passages banned folllowing a number of attacks on yachts in Galicia

On Tuesday, Spain’s transport ministry said yachts of less than 15 metres in length would be banned from sailing close to the coast between Cape Prioriño Grande and Estaca de Bares point in Galicia for a week.

“The measure is intended to prevent new encounters with the orcas which have, over recent weeks, been responsible for various incidents in Galicia’s coastal area, mainly involving sailing vessels,” the ministry said in a statement.

7/10/20 There have been some further reports discussing the origins of this unusual behaviour