It’s a story that sounds kind of like the beginning of “Jaws” except orcas eat great white sharks so maybe it is just a new version of “Free Willy.”

Whatever the case, according to multiple reports, killer whales near the Iberian Peninsula have now attacked three boats, one of which sunk, and appear to be teaching their young there to do the same.

It is not something that has been observed before, and researchers believe that it tracks back to “White Gladis,” a female killer whale who they say may have been “traumatized” by an interaction with a boat. They believe she may have had a collision with a boat or was perhaps entrapped during illegal fishing.

So far, the targets appear to be sailboats.

The orcas have been seen ramming the boats and intentionally ramming into the rudder.

“At first, I thought we had hit something, but then I quickly realized that it was orcas attacking the ship,” Werner Schaufelberger told Yacht. “The attacks were brutal. There were two smaller and one larger orca. The two little ones shook the rudder while the big one kept running and then rammed the ship from the side with full force.”

According to a report, Schaufelberger and his crew were rescued by the Spanish coast guard before their ship sank.

“The orcas are doing this on purpose,” Alfredo Lopez Fernandez, a representative with the Atlantic Orca Working Group reportedly said.

Per reports, more than 200 reports of orcas approaching or touching a boat have been made in the area since 2020.

One report suggested that, should you be on a boat that encounters killer whales in the sea, you should “keep a low profile on deck” and not enter the water with them.