Who Captured Tilikum?

Goldsberry went on to capture two-year-old orca Tilikum from waters off the coast of Iceland in 1983. Tilikum killed three people while in captivity, the last of whom was his trainer, Dawn Brancheau, at SeaWorld Orlando in 2010. Goldsberry died in 2014. Tilikum died in 2017.

How did Tilikum get captured?

Orca capture techniques included using nets, high-speed boats, and even underwater explosives and aircraft. When orca-capture operations became regulated in the United States and were outlawed in Washington state, the orca hunters moved to the open waters near Iceland, where Tilikum was captured.

Who captured orcas for SeaWorld?

In February 1976, Sea World collector Don Goldsberry captured six orcas in Budd Inlet, deep inside Puget Sound.