Bahamas Shark attacks
119 attacks recorded (10 fatal)
Date | Region | Location | Fatal? |
---|---|---|---|
Oct 16th 1965 | New Providence Island | Nassau | Y |
Jul 30th 1964 | Bimini | Lerner Marine Lab | N |
Sep 6th 1958 | Cat Cay | off yacht Serenade | N |
Jul 1st 1958 | Abaco | North of Walkers Cay | N |
Aug 1st 1948 | Bimini | Lerner Marine Laboratory | N |
New Providence Island | Cable Beach | N | |
Dec 11th 2023 | Cay Sal Bank | Anchored off the largest island in the group | N |
Jul 16th 1939 | Andros Island | Blue Hole | N |
Andros Island | Middle Bight | N | |
Aug 6th 1932 | New Providence Island | Nassau | N |
Jul 11th 1916 | 50 miles off Bahamas | Y | |
Y | |||
May 21st 1895 | Bimini Islands | Off Gun Cay | N |
Out Islands | Y | ||
Oct 1st 1887 | Y | ||
Mar 11th 1860 | New Providence Island | Nassau | Y |
Abaco | Great Guana Cay | N | |
Andros Island | N | ||
Andros Islands | Middle Bight | N |
Attacks by region
- Abaco Islands (15)
- Abaco (9)
- New Providence Island (7)
- Grand Bahama Island (7)
- Bimini (6)
- Andros Island (5)
- Exuma Islands (4)
- Eleuthera (3)
- The Exuma Cays (3)
- Exumas (2)
Attacks by location
- Nassau (6)
- Grand Cay (4)
- Green Turtle Cay (3)
- Bimini (3)
- Tiger Beach (3)
- Compass Cay (3)
- Middle Bight (2)
- Walkers Cay (2)
- Rose Island (2)
- Freeport (2)
Attacks by month
- January (5)
- February (3)
- March (5)
- April (5)
- May (8)
- June (15)
- July (32)
- August (20)
- September (7)
- October (8)
- November (2)
- December (3)