Shark attack at 50 km off St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa

Shark attack details: 50 km off St. Lucia, KZN, 28-Nov-1942
Date of attack: November 28th 1942
Location: 50 km off St. Lucia, KZN
Shark species: 1.8 m to 2.4 m [6' to 8'] sharks, most were oceanic whitetip sharks
Name of victim: Sammy Levine & his pet parrot
Sex of victim: M
Activity: U-177 torpedoed & sank the troopship Nova Scotia
Injury: 192 survived, but 750 perished. Many were taken by sharks, including Levine

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