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[-] sukhmel@programming.dev 48 points 5 months ago

I'll just remind that not every yacht costs millions, there are those that cost less than a 2016 Harley Davidson. Don't know what kind of yacht was sunk this time, but I guess it wasn't a big one

Also, orcas are pissed off because of fishermen, plus fishermen now play loud music to ~~piss them even more~~ ward them off. I'm totally on the orcas side, but would prefer if those loud fisherboats were damaged instead

[-] halendos@lemmy.world 28 points 5 months ago

Yeah, they are damaging mostly sailboats, not those millionaire party yachts you imagine. Boats from families and people who just want to sail and chill on the ocean, literally the least environmental damaging boats there are.

[-] Woozythebear@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Oh won't someone think of the family that's not billionaire rich just millionaire rich.

[-] halendos@lemmy.world 16 points 5 months ago

So I have a 35ft sailboat (or yacht) that I paid less than 10k euros for, and I sail it with my family on the weekends near places where orcas sometimes roam, tell me how I am a millionaire again? Or how its "justice" if they someday sink my boat? Because these are the ones they are attacking. Don't get me wrong, I'm all against those sea monstrosities from the ultra rich, but cheering for the orcas is not the way. Someday they will get someone killed, and they will probably be hunted down until they stop being a threat.

[-] Woozythebear@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Bro, you're in their habitat... don't want to get sunk then don't go there.

[-] Nelots@lemm.ee 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Great job completely avoiding everything they said!

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[-] ameancow@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

The people to attack in this mess are the fishing boats and the other yachts that are actually impacting the habits and habitats of the whales, the very last thing we want to do here is gnash and hate on each other.

Unless you hate the whales and everything they represent, in which case the door is over there. Our silly boaty time fun is recreation, our recreation is not more important than other sapient life on this fucking planet.

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[-] ebc@lemmy.ca 9 points 5 months ago

It's more of a "thousandaire" thing honestly

[-] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Yea it’s pretty dumb how many people assume that, when all the videos I’ve seen are of typical-sized sailboats with fiberglass hulls. If people stopped to think for a second, they’d realize it’d be a lot harder to sink steel-hulled large luxury motor yachts / super yachts like billionaires & mega millionaires have

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[-] ebc@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I just stumbled upon the article, and apparently it was this one. From a quick glance at the listing, I'd say this particular one is a ~$400k-$700k boat.

EDIT: I was wrong, it's more like $200k-$300k

[-] sukhmel@programming.dev 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Thanks, that's more expensive than I thought :)

People who were on the yacht at the time may have gotten it for around €3300, as it was available to rent

Edit: lol, I've linked the same article you mentioned, because I didn't check the other link

[-] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago

If I ever find myself turned into an orca and someone's sailing close to me blasting off loud music, they're getting wet.

[-] Woozythebear@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Find me a yacht that costs less than a Harley... I'll wait

[-] chetradley@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago
[-] Woozythebear@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

I said Yacht, not a sail boat.

[-] ebc@lemmy.ca 11 points 5 months ago

Sailboats like this are routinely called "yacht". Yacht is a very non descriptive term for boats that just means a pleasure boat. A lot of very different boats fit that description.

[-] GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

a boat with sails and sometimes an engine, used for either racing or travelling on for pleasure:

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/yacht

Take the L.

[-] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Yacht is a boat, sail or power, that has a cabin for sleeping. Large size is not a prerequisite. Some boats as small as 17 ft meet this definition.

[-] sukhmel@programming.dev 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Define yacht then

Edit: oh, it seems, the American English strikes again

As per UK definition I'm accustomed to, a yacht is:

a boat with sails and sometimes an engine, used for either racing or travelling on for pleasure

While the US definition is:

a large and usually expensive boat, used for racing or for traveling around for pleasure

Although this, too, doesn't rule out a yacht not necessarily being expensive, and don't really say what's large in actual size

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[-] DrElementary@lemmy.world 34 points 5 months ago

Is anyone else bothered by the addition of the word "just", which throws off the whole rhythm and doesn't need to be there in any way?

[-] brap@lemmy.world 23 points 5 months ago

Made me giggle at work. Quality.

[-] GrymEdm@lemmy.world 22 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Orcas have been such bros to humanity (no wild orcas have ever been recorded intentionally attacking humans) that if they're hitting boats I'm starting with the assumption that it's the humans fucking up. There's a lot more history of humans being cruel/stupid to wildlife than there is of orcas doing the same to us.

Orcas have rarely injured and in one case killed their trainers when held captive, but that's essentially them fighting being held hostage. “No one is sure what causes the animals to react in this way, but boredom, frustration and ill health, both physical and mental, have all been implicated,” says Rob. “These incidents have resulted in serious injuries to trainers and, in one case at least, proved to be fatal.”

[-] TheSealStartedIt@lemmy.world 21 points 5 months ago
[-] lunarul@lemmy.world 21 points 5 months ago

Fun fact: orcas are not whales. The name "killer whale" is a reversal of their previous name, "whale killers". They're just mean dolphins.

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 20 points 5 months ago

They normally aren't mean. Orcas used to hunt whales with us. We would give them all the stuff we didn't want, and they'd herd whale pods to the ships.

[-] lunarul@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I really meant badass, but they can definitely be mean. All intelligent animals have a mean side.

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

Dolphins are mean dolphins.

[-] burgersc12@mander.xyz 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Dolphins are whales source

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[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 20 points 5 months ago

I'm with the orcas.

Sink them all.

[-] slurpinderpin@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Aren't they going after sailboats? These aren't like mega-yachts owned by Bezos. It's like someone's entire life savings, retirement plan

[-] teft@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I’m a goddess, I’m a queen

My teeth are not baleen

[-] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 12 points 5 months ago
[-] anarchrist@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 5 months ago

You know I wouldn't want it any other waaaaaay!

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

I want to believe that orcas absolutely would belt out singer/songwriter hits from the 1990s if they could.

[-] Baahb@feddit.nl 6 points 5 months ago

My brain wants me to translate this into creep and I can't.

[-] VulKendov@reddthat.com 10 points 5 months ago

I believe its supposed to be to "Bitch" by Meredith Brooks.

[-] univers3man@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Am I the only one trying to shoehorn these lyrics into Steve miller's joker?

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