| Date of attack: | Nov 28th 1942 |
|---|---|
| Location: | 50 km off St. Lucia, KNZ |
| 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 |
Shark attack at 50 km off St. Lucia, KNZ, South Africa
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