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Orcas attacked two sailboats last weekend, resulting in the rescue of tourists off the coast of Portugal, near Lisbon.

Five people were rescued from a tourist vessel that was sailing off Fonte da Telha beach after the orcas attacked, according to the Portugal National Maritime Authority ’s official Facebook page.

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In a social media post, officials reported that another four people were found safe after a similar orca attack farther north along Portugal's western coast, off the Bay of Cascais.

Search and rescue crews responded to the Sept. 13 incidents and were able to get the people to get the tourists to safety, and there were no injuries in the two orca attacks.

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