2001 Shark attacks

91 attacks recorded (6 fatal)
2001 shark attacks
Date Country Region Location Fatal?  
Jan 6th 2001 New Zealand North Island Sandy Bay/Whananaki N
Jan 9th 2001 USA California Sunset Cliffs, San Diego N
Jan 21st 2001 Australia South Australia Adelaide N
Jan 24th 2001 Cuba Holquin Province Off Blau Costa Verde resort N
Jan 24th 2001 Australia New South Wales South West Rocks N
Feb 4th 2001 Australia New South Wales Broome Head N
Feb 11th 2001 Malaysia Off the western coast of peninsular Malaysia Pulau Pangkor (Pangkor Island) N
Feb 26th 2001 Australia Western Australia Albany (incident took place 200 metres from swimmers) N
Mar 1st 2001 Caribbean Sea Between St. Maarten & Anguilla N
Mar 3rd 2001 Brazil Pernambuco Boa Viagem Beach, Recife Y
Mar 8th 2001 Brazil Bahia Nova Vicosa N
Mar 9th 2001 USA Florida Coral Cove Park, Jupiter Island, Martin County N
Mar 23rd 2001 USA Hawaii Sandy Beach, Oahu N
Apr 2nd 2001 Australia New South Wales Nambucca River Entrance N
Apr 5th 2001 USA Florida Bethune Beach, south of New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Apr 8th 2001 Australia New South Wales Bronte Beach N
Apr 8th 2001 South Africa Eastern Cape Province Cape St. Francis N
Apr 10th 2001 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Apr 11th 2001 USA Hawaii Ewa Beach, O'ahu N
Apr 11th 2001 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach N
Apr 11th 2001 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Apr 12th 2001 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach N
Apr 12th 2001 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Apr 12th 2001 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Apr 12th 2001 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Apr 12th 2001 USA Florida Waveland Beach, Hutchinson Island, St Lucie County N
Apr 13th 2001 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Apr 13th 2001 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Apr 28th 2001 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
May 1st 2001 Fiji Taveuni Y
May 3rd 2001 USA Florida Jacksonville, Duval County N
May 4th 2001 Australia New South Wales Noraville N
May 8th 2001 South Africa Eastern Cape Province East London N
May 10th 2001 Madagascar Shipwrecked Ferry M/V Samsonnette Y
May 18th 2001 Philippines Zamboanga del Sur Province N
May 20th 2001 USA South Carolina Fripp Island, Beaufort County N
May 23rd 2001 USA South Carolina Coligny Beach, Hilton Head, Beaufort County N
May 29th 2001 USA Texas Galveston Island N
Jun 3rd 2001 USA South Carolina Off 21st Avenue, Isle of Palms, Charleston County N
Jun 9th 2001 Australia New South Wales Lord Howe Island (island group 440 miles northeast of Sydney) N
Jun 10th 2001 USA California Catalina Island N
Jun 12th 2001 USA Texas Padre Island National Seashore N
Jul 1st 2001 USA Georgia Jekyll Island, Glynn County N
Jul 3rd 2001 USA South Carolina Isle of Palms, Charleston County N
Jul 6th 2001 USA Florida Gulf Islands National Seashore N
Jul 6th 2001 Mexico Baja Ensenada N
Jul 15th 2001 USA Florida Amelia Island, Nassau County N
Jul 15th 2001 USA Florida Santa Rosa Island, Escambia County N
Jul 21st 2001 USA Massachusetts Chatham, Monomoy Island N
Jul 24th 2001 USA Florida Marathon , Monroe County N
Jul 25th 2001 USA Florida Taverniier, Monroe County N
Jul 26th 2001 USA South Carolina Myrtle Beach, Horry County N
Aug 3rd 2001 Italy Rimini N
Aug 4th 2001 Bahamas Grand Bahama Island Freeport N
Aug 5th 2001 USA South Carolina Near 70th Avenue, Myrtle Beach, Horry County N
Aug 12th 2001 Thailand Laem Mae Pim Beach N
Aug 16th 2001 Bahamas Grand Bahama Island High Rock, 25 to 30 miles east of Freeport N
Aug 18th 2001 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 18th 2001 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 18th 2001 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 19th 2001 USA Florida Wilbur-by-the-Sea, Volusia County N
Aug 19th 2001 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 19th 2001 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 21st 2001 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 22nd 2001 USA Florida Daytona, Volusia County N
Aug 25th 2001 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 26th 2001 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 27th 2001 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 29th 2001 USA Florida Coquina Beach, Anna Maria Island, Manatee County N
Aug 31st 2001 Bahamas Abaco Islands Grand Cay N
Sep 1st 2001 USA Virginia Sandbridge Beach, Princess Anne County Y
Sep 2nd 2001 USA Florida Mayport Naval Station, Jacksonville, Duval Country N
Sep 3rd 2001 USA North Carolina Avon, Hatteras Island, Outer Banks, Dare County Y
Sep 3rd 2001 USA North Carolina Avon, Hatteras Island, Outer Banks, Dare County N
Sep 7th 2001 USA South Carolina Waites Island, Horry County N
Sep 7th 2001 USA Florida Key Biscayne, Dade County N
Sep 8th 2001 USA Florida Everglades National Park, Monroe County N
Sep 13th 2001 United Kingdom Cheshire Blue Planet Aquarium, Ellesmere Port N
Sep 15th 2001 USA North Carolina North Topsail Beach, Onslow County N
Sep 15th 2001 USA Florida A quarter mile north of Fort Pierce Inlet N
Sep 16th 2001 USA Florida 2 miles off Pompano Beach, Broward County Y
Sep 18th 2001 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Sep 24th 2001 USA Florida Ponce Inlet, Volusia County N
Sep 30th 2001 Australia Queensland Moreton Bay, NE of Brisbane N
Sep 30th 2001 Mexico (pacific Coast) Guerrero Ixtapa N
Oct 2nd 2001 Australia Queensland 200 miles offshore N
Oct 7th 2001 South Africa KZN Salt Rock N
Nov 7th 2001 Australia Western Australia Leighton Beach, south of North Cottesloe N
Nov 14th 2001 USA Hawaii Kapalua, Maui N
Nov 23rd 2001 Australia New South Wales Flat Rock Beach, Lennox Head N
Dec 21st 2001 Australia Western Australia Honeycombs, 250 km south of Perth N

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