WATCH: Orca come right alongside fishing vessel off Skerries

A large number of orcas were seen by Whalsay fishing crew on the Zephyr east of Skerries last night (Sunday) with one coming right alongside the boat and repeatedly spraying water out its blowhole.

John Lowrie Irvine who took footage of the orca said some of the fishing crew also observed one orca passing with a neesick in its mouth. 

COMMENTS(2)

Add Your Comment
  • John Cuddihy

    • November 13th, 2023 15:21

    Would love to see orcas when we visit next june

    REPLY
  • David Spence

    • November 16th, 2023 3:22

    Rather disturbingly ironic considering what humans are doing to the planet and nature itself. I suspect the Orca, is looking upon humans to feed it considering it is humans who are dwindling their food supply when, in reality, there is no need for humans to exploit the sea nowadays, as such. This should be made into a poster and distributed worldly with regard to the negative impact humans are having on the planet and wildlife itself. It should also be a reminder humans are not the sole users of the planet and nature itself needs a place as well…………even, I suspect, many humans believe we are separate and completely disengaged with nature and the eco-systems within them…………..especially when you take into consideration the human made concept of money, which is totally disconnected within nature in all aspects, and all the negative and destructive influence this has on nature and wildlife itself. It may be too late now, but we should be in tune with nature and do our best to live within the boundaries nature provides us. The old saying ‘ Better late than never ‘..

    REPLY

Add Your Comment

Please note, it is the policy of The Shetland Times to publish comments and letters from named individuals only. Both forename and surname are required.

Comments are moderated. Contributors must observe normal standards of decency and tolerance for the opinions of others.

The views expressed are those of contributors and not of The Shetland Times.

The Shetland Times reserves the right to decline or remove any contribution without notice or stating reason.

Comments are limited to 200 words but please email longer articles or letters to editorial@shetlandtimes.co.uk for consideration and include a daytime telephone number and your address. If emailing information in confidence please put "Not for publication" in both the subject line and at the top of the main message.

200 words left

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

logo

Get Latest News in Your Inbox

Join the The Shetland Times mailing list to get one daily email update at midday on what's happening in Shetland.