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[–] axEl7fB5@lemmy.cafe 30 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

What did the orca do?

Edit: nvm sunk a yacht

[–] grue@lemmy.world 18 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Unfortunately, the orcas are attacking relatively small yachts, mostly less than 50' long. Here's some info about the ones they managed to sink recently (because the ones that were merely damaged don't tend to get named in the news articles and are thus harder to find info about):

yacht name model LOA ballpark value^1^
Champagne Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 519 52' ~$150-250k
Grazie Mamma II Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 449 45' ~$150-250k
Alboran Cognac Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 519 52' ~$150-250k
Bonhomie William Beneteau 393 Clipper 38' ~$80-150k

These are the kinds of sailboats that are chartered (rented) by upper-middle-class people on vacation or lived aboard full-time as a less-expensive alternative to owning a house (think nautical #vanlife). The victims of these attacks are not the billionaires you're looking for.

^1^ obtained by glancing at list prices for the same model on YachtWorld, without knowing anything about age or condition

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 17 points 6 days ago

You don’t just walk into a gym and bench press 800 lbs. You gotta work your way up. Give them time.

[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

Hey, they're doing the best they can.

[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

and no link? I have to do my own homework?!

[–] tburkhol@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago (2 children)
[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 days ago

I’m here for it, but the real billionaire assholes are all in way bigger yachts, more like private navy vessels at this point.

why is an easy question. sinking yachts is fun