I see that this has happened yet again in the Bay of Biscay:
Orcas have sunk a yacht off Spain‘s north-west coast after ramming another three in the same area. Two people on board the pleasure craft called Idem had to be rescued after their rudder was destroyed and their boat began to sink.
This is not the first time I’ve commented on this phenomenon, but I think the time has come for us to explore the topic more thoroughly.
It seems to me that these orcas are getting a little too big for their boots, so to speak, attacking humans at will and endangering lives. So it’s time we reminded these assholes just who is at the top of the predator scale, with a little massive retaliation.
I know, I know: there aren’t many problems that can’t be solved with a sufficient quantity of high explosives.
Of course, that would end the problem right there. But there are admittedly a few problems when it comes to arming pleasure craft with high-explosive devices of this type.
First and foremost, of course, is that for some reason Teh Orthoriteez — especially of the Euro type — seem to look askance at private citizens exercising their right to self defense. If there’s any depth-charging to be done, they would say, then we’re the ones who are going to do it. Except they won’t, as we all know, because the Usual Suspects in the Pore Likkul Animules Support Group might get upset.
Second comes the problem of supply. Because of said Gummint reluctance, depth charges are not just things you can buy off the rack at your friendly Merchant Of Death’s establishment — not even in Florida or Texas, let alone in Spain.
Third is that the delivery device of said things can spoil the looks of one’s pleasure craft / yacht:
Finally [sic], while depth charges are unquestionably a worthy solution to the orca problem, one has to admit that it’s something of an overkill solution, like using C4 to rid yourself of that fire-ant nest in your backyard. In both cases there is likely a chance of some collateral damage — in the Bay of Biscay, for example, a whole bunch of otherwise-edible fishies are going to get pulverized, as would your neighbor’s foundations in the fire-ant scenario.
There is at least one solution.
…or, seeing that it’s Spain we’re talking about, I’m sure there are a few of these still lying around:
Now granted, it may be difficult to lay one’s hands on either of the above, but it would be easier than getting both depth charges and their delivery device. And let’s be honest, they don’t take up a lot of storage room.
No, I think that a box of these would be a perfect solution to the problem, especially as they require only a Mark I launch mechanism:
or 
And should some nautical federales show up, wanting to search the boat for any reason, the said devices are easily disposed of just by dropping them over the other side of the boat. (It may not be advisable to get rid of them by tossing them at the fuzz, though.)
Anyway, those are my thoughts. Any comments?