Guests aboard the "New Buccaneers" party boat on Galveston Bay encountered a pod of Orcas swimming away from the boat.
GALVESTON, Texas – No, it’s not Sea World, but a group of fishing enthusiasts had an “once in a lifetime” adventure after a pod of orcas rode along with them on a boat.
Posted by Galveston Party Boats, Inc. on Wednesday, March 17, 2021Harderman added he thought the orcas were a mix of pilot and killer whales, but many of them were identified as juvenile orcas.
AdThe Facebook video posted on the Galveston Party Boats page quickly went viral Thursday, capturing attention nationwide.
Orcas such as the species captured on the viral video are known to be endangered, according to NOAA Fisheries.