Pack of killer whales surround, jostle family’s boat off Newfoundland
BURGEO, N.L. — A father-daughter fishing trip turned dangerous when the family’s boat was encircled by a pack of killer whales off Newfoundland.
Norm Strickland said the orcas surrounded and charged his 5.5-metre boat near Burgeo on Saturday.
“I’ve been in boats all of my life. I’ve never had a fear,” Strickland said Monday. “But I can tell you, that day I was scared … the boat would capsize.”
Strickland said he was cod fishing with his daughter, Elizabeth, and his dog when he spotted an unusual tall, black fin around 45 metres away.