

There are old stories from whaling colonies in the south Atlantic (Falklands if my memory is correct) where orcas would rescue sailors who fell overboard. The sailors /whalers often fed the orcas scraps. So either kindness or taking care of the hand that feeds them.
If you don’t mind, Where did you end up. You mentioned the US will eventually force its self onto other countries, so Canada seems too close but Europe and Australia sound safe