1998 Shark attacks

65 attacks recorded (8 fatal)
1998 shark attacks
Date Country Region Location Fatal?  
Feb 1st 1998 Solomon Islands Malaita Waibana Passage N
Dec 30th 1998 USA Virginia Wreck of the Navy Barge, 22 miles SE of Rudee N
Jul 1st 1998 Reunion Beaufonds Y
Jan 14th 1998 Mozambique Maputo Province Ponta do Ouro N
Jan 17th 1998 Australia South Australia Middleton Beach N
Jan 25th 1998 South Africa Eastern Cape Province Igoda, East London N
Jan 25th 1998 Reunion Grand'Anse Y
Jan 1st 1998 New Caledonia South Province Plage l'Anse-Vata N
Jan 28th 1998 Australia New South Wales Whale Beach N
Feb 23rd 1998 USA Florida Jensen Beach, Martin County N
Mar 8th 1998 USA Florida Loggerhead Park, Juno Beach, Palm Beach County N
Mar 15th 1998 South Africa Western Cape Province Saldanha Bay N
Mar 31st 1998 USA Florida Jensen Beach Park, Martin County N
Apr 1st 1998 New Caledonia L' N
Apr 1st 1998 Brazil Pernambuco Boa Viagem, Recife Y
Apr 17th 1998 USA Florida Marathon N
Apr 21st 1998 USA Oregon Gleneden Beach N
Apr 26th 1998 Mozambique Gaza Bilene Bay, 180 km north of Maputo Y
May 16th 1998 South Africa Western Cape Province Keurbooms N
May 16th 1998 USA Florida Walton Rocks, St. Lucie County N
May 16th 1998 USA Florida Pecks Lake, Martin County N
May 25th 1998 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
May 29th 1998 South Africa Eastern Cape Province Jeffreys Bay N
May 29th 1998 South Africa Eastern Cape Province Sardinia Bay near Port Elizabeth N
May 30th 1998 South Africa Eastern Cape Province Pollock Beach N
Jun 5th 1998 South Africa Eastern Cape Province Jeffrey's Bay N
Jun 8th 1998 USA Florida Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
Jun 22nd 1998 South Africa Eastern Cape Province Gonubie, 13 km northeast of East London Y
Jun 28th 1998 Australia South Australia South Neptune Island Y
Jul 6th 1998 South Africa Western Cape Province Plettenberg Bay N
Jul 6th 1998 South Africa Western Cape Province Plettenberg Bay N
Jul 11th 1998 South Africa Eastern Cape Province St. Francis Bay N
Jul 25th 1998 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Jul 26th 1998 Brazil Pernambuco Boa Viagem, Recife N
Aug 1st 1998 South Africa Western Cape Province Pringle Bay N
Aug 1st 1998 South Africa Western Cape Province Buffalo Bay, near Knysna N
Aug 12th 1998 South Africa Transvaal National Zoological Gardens Aquarium, Pretoria N
Aug 13th 1998 USA Florida Ponce Inlet, Volusia County N
Aug 15th 1998 Bahamas Ambergris Cay N
Aug 23rd 1998 USA Virginia Virginia Beach N
Aug 26th 1998 USA California Stinson Beach N
Aug 27th 1998 Italy Marches region 12 miles off Senigallia (Adriatic Sea) N
Aug 30th 1998 USA Florida Ponce Inlet, Volusia County N
Sep 1st 1998 Senegal Cap Vert Peninsula Yoff Island N
Sep 14th 1998 USA Florida Stuart Beach, Martin County N
Sep 16th 1998 South Africa Eastern Cape Province Kowie River N
Sep 22nd 1998 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Sep 27th 1998 USA Florida The Rocks, Hutchinson Island, Martin County N
Oct 1st 1998 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Oct 1st 1998 Reunion Saint Beno N
Oct 4th 1998 Brazil Pernambuco Boa Viagem Beach, Recife N
Oct 10th 1998 USA Florida Sebastian Inlet, Indian River County N
Oct 18th 1998 South Africa Eastern Cape Province Glengariff N
Oct 24th 1998 USA Florida Jupiter Beach, Palm Beach County N
Nov 2nd 1998 Brazil Pernambuco Boa Viagem Beach, Recife Y
Nov 2nd 1998 Japan Southern Japan 460 miles off Iwakuni N
Nov 5th 1998 USA Oregon Winchester Bay N
Nov 11th 1998 USA Florida South Beach Park, Indian River County N
Nov 14th 1998 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Nov 21st 1998 USA Florida Ocean Beach, Jaycee Park, Vero Beach, Indian River County Y
Dec 15th 1998 Australia South Australia Middleton Beach N
Dec 18th 1998 South Africa Eastern Cape Province Kei River Mouth N
Dec 20th 1998 South Africa Eastern Cape Province King's Beach, Port Elizabeth N
Dec 22nd 1998 Australia South Australia Middleton Beach N
Dec 24th 1998 USA Florida Ormond Beach, Volusia County N

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