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[–] grue@lemmy.world 68 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

From another article on the same incident:

Grazie Mamma was a Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 449 measuring just over 13 meters in length. This fits the general description of the vessels targeted by orcas off Spain: According to researchers, the attacks always target sailing yachts measuring less than 15 meters long, usually while under way.

That kind of boat is 45' long (which is liveaboard-size for a family but still not much bigger than an RV), was at least six years old since they quit making them in 2017, and was worth somewhere between $150k and $250k. This one was was owned by a rental company, but it's the kind of thing a middle-class family could afford if they decided to live on it full-time instead of owning a house.

Translation: although this wasn't a "cheap" boat, it was also very much not the deservedly-sunk billionaire's superyacht you were hoping for. Unfortunately, the orcas aren't hurting the right people.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

So you're saying we need to genetically engineer larger orcas? How big are we talking, 700-800 meters long? Would it also be okay to shoehorn in the smartness gene that the sharks got in Deep Blue Sea? How about an invisibility gene, just for fun?

[–] grue@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Maybe just switch from orcas to training sperm whales, and see how that goes first.

[–] Balinares@pawb.social 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So you're saying, let's maybe not hurry to vote for the Orcas Sinking People's Boats party? That's probably good advice actually.

[–] Fungah@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I don't know what you have against the orcas sinking boats. Classic liberal propaganda, what's this world coming to when orcas can't even sink boats? I won't be a sheep like you, the orcas day they don't even sink boats and let me make up my own mind so Im voting for them.

[–] ImFresh3x@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago

That’s quite sad. Sailboats are probably one of the most benign transportation and recreation vessels imaginable. Beautiful boats enjoyed by passionate and adventurous people.

[–] cuibono@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Someone needs to just point these orcas in the right direction