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This is the astonishing moment a pod of killer whales rammed into a tourist boat and caused it to sink.
The vessel was sailing along off the coast of Fonte da Telha beach in Portugal on Saturday when disaster stuck.
Footage shows several orcas chasing the boat before they start violently slamming against it, sending the sailors into a panic.
The ship tilts dangerously from side to side before slowly submerging and sinking to the bottom.
According to the National Maritime Authority, the sailboat belonged to the Nautic Squad club and carried five people.
A second recreational vessel, further north off Cascais, carried four people and also had to be assisted after encountering the same group of orcas.
All nine people on board the two vessels were rescued by nearby tourist boats before official lifeguards reached the scene.
Authorities confirmed that everyone was physically well and did not require medical assistance.
The Maritime Authority said the Lisbon Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre received the first alert at 12:30pm and dispatched lifeguards immediately.
Bernardo Queiroz, director of the Mercedes-Benz Oceanic Lounge, said his vessel was on a dolphin-watching trip when it noticed the stricken boat's erratic movements.
As they drew closer, they saw four orcas circling the vessel and recorded the incident.
The five people aboard the Nautic Squad boat were rescued while nearby vessels tried unsuccessfully to tow it to safety. It sank soon afterwards.
Separately, four people in another boat off Cascais were helped to safety by a tourist vessel that happened to be nearby.
Witnesses differ on the scale of the attack.
Some reported seeing a pod of four orcas, while another skipper said just one whale struck the rudder two or three times, causing cracks that let water flood in.
Since 2019, orcas have repeatedly targeted boats in the region, usually striking the rudder. Between 2020 and 2023 there were reportedly around 500 attacks.
No humans have been injured, but 20 per cent of the vessels have been damaged and several were lost.
It comes after sailors were warned not to go out to sea last month following a recent spate of terrifying orca attacks off the Spanish coast.
The coastguard advised sailors in Galicia to remain in the harbor after receiving reports of whales ramming the rudders of boats in far shallower waters than usual.
One of the attacks happened at Vilaxoan, a busy fishing and boating area in the Ria de Arousa, an estuary not known for encounters with orcas, The Times reports.
Most reported attacks since 2020 have been in deeper waters in less busy areas along the Atlantic coast of Galicia and near the Strait of Gibraltar, where orcas traditionally follow bluefin tuna migrations.
Orcas were not known to interact with boats but reports of Iberian pods ramming into and damaging vessels have surged in recent years, suggesting the behavior is becoming more common.
Many biologists believe the whales may be attacking out of boredom, seeking out an adrenaline rush.