A pod of killer whales seem to have develop into caught in drift ice off the coast of Japan.
Drone footage exhibits a bunch of at the least 10 orcas about half a mile (0.8km) from the shores of Rausu, in Hokkaido.
The animals look carefully packed collectively and seem like sticking their heads out of the water to breathe.
The coast guard is unable to launch a rescue operation because the ice is just too thick, an area official advised public broadcaster NHK.
9 orcas died in 2005 after changing into caught in drift ice in the identical space, in line with native media.