Orky may have been responding to another trainer's (perceived) signal to breach. According to Sillick's lawyer, after several operations Sillick can again walk, but his activity is limited. Sillick sued SeaWorld and received an out-of-court settlement, the details of which are under a gag order.

Sillick's back, leg, and pelvis were broken when Orky landed on top of him. Sillick was riding on the back of a female orca when Orky breached. In November 1987, Orky (II) was involved in an accident that injured trainer John Sillick during a show for the public.Later reports indicated that the whales involved in the attack were the 10-year-old female Kenau and the 9-year-old female Kandu V, who had previously attacked the trainer Joanne Hay in 1984. Smith was cut all around his torso, had a ruptured kidney and a six-inch laceration of his liver, yet he managed to escape the pool with his life. He continued to pretend he was unhurt as the whales repeatedly dragged him to the bottom of the stadium pool. Smith waved to the crowd when a second orca slammed on top of him. The orca dragged the trainer to the very bottom of the tank, hurting him, then carried him bleeding all the way back to the surface and then spat him out. On March 4, 1987, 20-year-old SeaWorld San Diego trainer, Jonathan Smith, was grabbed by one of the park’s 6-ton killer whales.On February 23, 1984, a 7-year-old female orca by the name of Kandu V grabbed a SeaWorld San Diego trainer, Joanne Hay, and pinned her against a tank wall during a performance.In April 1971, a 17-foot female orca, the original Shamu, bit and grasped the leg of 22-year-old Anette Eckis, requiring her to be rescued by trainers and taken to the hospital for stitches.Kalia gave birth to the first 'Great Great Grandbaby Shamu' Amaya, on December 2, 2014. The first 'Great Grandbaby Shamu' was Keet's first calf, born on Decem– a female named Kalia. The stage name 'Grandbaby Shamu' was given to Kalina's first calf, which was born on Febru– a male named Keet. Kalina's parents, Katina and Winston, were bestowed the names Kandu VI (Katina) and Ramu III (Winston). Ten orca calves had been born in captivity before 1985, but five were stillborn and the others all died within two months of their births. She was the first surviving orca born in captivity on September 26, 1985. Killer Whales Presentation & All Day Orca Play Shamu Educational Shows throughout the years NameĢ010 – 2015 (Presented from 2011 in San Diego)

SeaWorld San Diego presented 'Shamu's Christmas' from the 2014–2016 season, when 'Shamu Christmas Miracles' débuted at the park. SeaWorld Orlando & SeaWorld San Antonio present 'Shamu Christmas Miracles' during 'SeaWorld's Christmas Celebration', a yearly holiday event. Orlando, FL, San Antonio, TX, and San Diego, CA Shamu's Celebration: Light Up the Night (50th Anniversary Show) - 2014–2016 in San Diego) Night shows performed during the spring and summer Name Orca Encounter (San Diego 2017–Present, Orlando 2019-Present,San Antonio 2020–Present) Shamu New Visions (Played from 1998–2004 at SeaWorld San Antonio)īelieve (First show featured in all three parks at about the same time.) 'Shamu Goes Hollywood' August 1973 Shamu shows throughout the years Year The San Diego show has usually ended with a hangglider landing at or near the stadium. The orca performances have been held in SeaWorld's Shamu Stadium(s), which each seat 5,500, and all of the shows have involved a part where one or more whales splash the audience.

Shamu shows have been presented at the following SeaWorld parks: She became the park's flagship performing orca until April 1971 when she attacked Anne Eckis, a SeaWorld employee who was told to ride her as part of a filmed publicity event, and refused to release the woman until other workers came to the rescue. After living at the Seattle aquarium for two months, she was sold to SeaWorld San Diego in California. In October 1965, a female juvenile orca was captured from the southern resident pod in Penn Cove, Puget Sound, Washington by Ted Griffin. In March 2016, following the 2010 death of orca trainer Dawn Brancheau and subsequent public backlash from the 2013 documentary Blackfish, SeaWorld announced they would be ending their orca breeding program and phasing out their orca shows, instead opting to introduce, 'new, inspiring, natural orca encounters rather than theatrical shows,… on orca enrichment, exercise and overall health.' Original Shamu The original Shamu died in 1971, but the name was trademarked by SeaWorld and has been given to different orcas throughout the years. Shamu was the stage name used for several captive performing orcas at SeaWorld as part of their theatrical Shamu show beginning in 1960s. The Shamu show at SeaWorld San Diego in 2009.

Shamu whale