1944 Shark attacks

29 attacks recorded (12 fatal)
1944 shark attacks
Date Country Region Location Fatal?  
Jul 1st 1944 New Guinea Pacific Ocean Y
Jul 1st 1944 Italy Adriatic Sea Y
Jan 4th 1944 South Africa KZN North Beach, Durban Y
Jan 14th 1944 Australia New South Wales First Beach, Forster N
Jan 16th 1944 Australia Western Australia Cottesloe, Perth N
Feb 18th 1944 India Tamil Nadu Triplicane Beach, Chennai Y
Jan 20th 1944 South Africa KZN North Beach, Durban Y
Feb 27th 1944 South Africa Western Cape Province False Bay N
Mar 14th 1944 South Africa KZN Country Club Beach, Durban N
Mar 26th 1944 South Africa KZN North Beach, Durban Y
Mar 26th 1944 South Africa KZN Country Club Beach, Durban N
Apr 1st 1944 Nicaragua Lake Nicaragua (fresh water) N
May 4th 1944 Pamama Gulf of Panama (Pacific Ocean) Near Rey Island Las Perlas archipelago Y
May 24th 1944 Samoa N
May 31st 1944 USA Florida Atlantic Beach, Mayport N
Jun 23rd 1944 Pacific Ocean - North Aircraft went down on 6/12/1944. He survived on raft for 11 days and was 150 miles off Guam when rescued N
Jul 22nd 1944 South Africa Western Cape Province Hartenbos Y
Aug 20th 1944 South Africa KZN Margate Y
Sep 1st 1944 Caribbean Sea Y
Sep 3rd 1944 USA Maryland North Beach N
Oct 23rd 1944 Australia Queensland Tewantin N
Oct 24th 1944 225 miles east of Hong Kong N
Oct 25th 1944 Philippines Off Cape Engano N
Oct 25th 1944 Philippines Off Samar Island in the Gulf of Leyte N
Oct 26th 1944 Philippines Bernardino Strait near Gulf of Leyte Y
Oct 26th 1944 Philippines N
Nov 1st 1944 Australia Queensland Maroochydore Beach N
Nov 8th 1944 Sierra Leone Freetown Y
Dec 2nd 1944 USA Florida 3 miles north of the inlet at Palm Beach N

1944 attacks by country