Orca pod surprises charter boat off Scottish islands

The Busta 65 pod is known to hunt in the waters off the island and popped up to give a boat full of passengers a show.

Pod of orcas surprises boat passengers off South Ronaldsay, Orkney Graeme Spence

A pod of orcas surprised a boat of fishermen during a trip round the Orkney Islands.

Graeme Spence captured a video of the Busta 65 pod off Hoxa Head in South Ronaldsay on Sunday afternoon as he stood aboard the Cordock of Orca Ventures charter boat.

The 31-year-old, from Kirkwall, joked their surprise appearance provoked some “fruity language” in the excitement.

The 65s Busta pod is known to hunt around the waters off the island.

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