### 3 whales only mean to attack boats when stealing fish > a whale doesn’t recognize how large it is in relation to a person or their watercraft. > > If the whale were to accidentally run into a boat, breach (or jump out of the water) on top of it, or even play tug-of-war on the anchor, it can cause damage to a boat and sometimes even to the people on board without the whale meaning to do so. > > However, whales have not been known to maliciously attack a boat unless it is to steal fish from a fisherman. - [View Highlight](https://godownsize.com/do-animals-attack-boats?__readwiseLocation=0%2F52%2F4%2F1%2F1%2F1%2F1%2F1%2F6%2F1%3A9%2C0%2F56%2F4%2F1%2F1%2F1%2F1%2F1%2F6%2F1%3A109#:~:text=a%20whale%20doesn%E2%80%99t%20recognize%20how%2Csteal%20fish%20from%20a%20fisherman.) - [[Can Animals Attack Boats by Morten Storgaard#3 whales only mean to attack boats when stealing fish|View in Vault]]