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Hi Fiona: We have resident pods of Orcas throughout Southeast Alaska. I have never heard of a single incident of a diver/orca interaction much less an attack. Same thing in Puget Sound and British Columbia where Orca are also present at times. You would be EXTREMELY lucky to have the opportunity to see one underwater. I see them on the surface all the time but I've never had one approach underwater close enough to see with the limited vis we have. Don't worry. Based on my experience, they will totally ignore you and, unlike sea lions, they won't even approach out of curiousity. Kent Lind Juneau, Alaska > -----Original Message----- > From: Fiona Watson [mailto:fiona.watson@ze*.co*.uk*] > Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2000 4:16 AM > To: techdiver@aquanaut.com > Subject: Orcas > > > A pod of Orcas seems to have made its current home in Breiwick, > Shetland, inconveniently this is just where we've planned to dive tomorrow. > Whilst watching them catching seals for lunch yesterday from the > safety of Safeways car park, I contemplated the possibilities of > ending up as whale-munchies, and the idea that we've got just under > an hour where we're going to be 'exposed' whilst on stops. > As a confirmed wimp, are they likely to just leave us alone or should > we re-consider if they're still there by the morning? > > cheers > Fi > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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