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[โ€“] tissek@ttrpg.network 31 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Love the addition of "again".

I mean if you don't want your yacht sunk then don't sail it where orcas sink yachts. Sorry but actually not sorry for the casual victimblaming.

[โ€“] LENINSGHOSTFACEKILLA@hexbear.net 21 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Thankfully nobody that owns a yacht is a victim

[โ€“] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The word "yacht" is misleading. It was a 15 meter charter sailboat, of the type Sun Odyssey 519. If you are looking for rich fucks to make fun of, you won't find them on these kind of boats.

[โ€“] Tangentism@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The attacks are happening from the Moroccan side of the straits of Gibraltar all the way up to the north of Portugal and the bay of Biscay.

All of the yachts attacked are under 20 metres, not owned by billionaires and a lot of them are liveaboards who have sold everything up to go travelling.

The attacks are thought to be from the result of over fishing along the Portuguese coast as well as incidents between those fishing boats and Orca pods yet it's smaller boats that are being attacked.

So it's not the 1% getting fucked but others as a result of their actions, yet again. (The reason suspected that this pod is attacking boats is because of sports fishermen attacking younger Orcas)

[โ€“] HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Orcas doing the Gods' work ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™ billionaires down ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™

[โ€“] Tangentism@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The types of yachts that are being sunk are not owned by billionaires, or even millionaires.

These are small boats under 20 meters, most of those attacked are liveaboards and it's a result of over-fishing along the Portuguese coast all the way up to the bay of Biscay.

Ask yourself, why is it that after centuries of sailing in this region, is it only in the last few years these attacks have started to happen? (This is the common suspected reason)

[โ€“] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 months ago

Orca gang, rise up.

[โ€“] intelshill@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 months ago

Good riddance