Two people onboard the vessel, Alboran Cognac, were rescued by a passing oil tanker after the incident.

The orphaned calf swam from British Columbia after several rescue attempts by a First Nations community.

Marine experts say there could be many reasons why porpoises have died on the Northumberland coast

A solitary killer whale, or orca, has been filmed hunting and killing a great white shark in an "astonishing" attack.

A killer whale is captured on camera hunting and "eviscerating" a great white shark in less than two minutes.

The calf was captured on film being taught by their pod to hunt seabirds off the coast of the Scottish Islands.

The pod of about a dozen killer whales were first spotted stranded on Monday north of Hokkaido.

In 2005 nine orcas died whilst stuck in ice in the same area, according to local media.