Bahamas Shark attacks

Bahamas shark attack data

131 attacks recorded (14 fatal)
Bahamas shark attacks
Date Region Location Fatal?
Jun 1st 1983 Berry Islands Whale Cay N
Jun 26th 1982 Andros Island North Rat Cay Reef N
Aug 7th 1981 Grand Bahama Island Gingerbread Reef, east of Little Isaac Island / Northern edge of Great Bahama Bank N
Sep 14th 1973 Grand Bahama Island Memory Rock, 18 miles from NW end of the Island N
Oct 29th 1968 N
Jul 10th 1968 Exuma Islands Children's Bay Cay near Rollerville Y
Jun 25th 1968 Eleuthera Spanish Wells, Off the north tip of Eleuthera Island N
Aug 1st 1967 Andros Island N
Sep 1st 1966 Bimini Tongue of the Ocean N
Aug 27th 1966 Bimini N
Oct 16th 1965 New Providence Nassau N
Oct 16th 1965 New Providence Nassau Y
Jul 30th 1964 Bimini Lerner Marine Lab N
Jul 1st 1960 Andros Island N
Sep 6th 1958 Cat Cay off yacht Serenade N
Jul 1st 1958 Abaco Islands North of Walkers Cay N
Jul 1st 1958 Andros Island Middle Bight N
Aug 1st 1948 Bimini Lerner Marine Laboratory N
Feb 6th 1947 New Providence Cable Beach N
Jul 1st 1942 Cay Sal Bank Anchored off the largest island in the group N
Jul 16th 1939 Andros Island Blue Hole N
Jul 1st 1939 Andros Island Middle Bight N
Aug 6th 1932 New Providence Nassau N
Jul 11th 1916 50 miles off Bahamas Y
Jul 8th 1899 Y
May 21st 1895 Bimini Off Gun Cay N
Apr 21st 1892 Out Islands Y
Oct 1st 1887 Y
Mar 11th 1860 New Providence Nassau Y
Nov 30th -0001 Eleuthera N
Nov 30th -0001 Abaco Islands Great Guana Cay N

Attacks by region

Attacks by location

  • Nassau (6)
  • Grand Cay (4)
  • Green Turtle Cay (3)
  • Bimini (3)
  • Tiger Beach (3)
  • Compass Cay (3)
  • Middle Bight (2)
  • Cat Island (2)
  • Rose Island (2)
  • Walkers Cay (2)

Attacks by month

  • January (5)
  • February (5)
  • March (5)
  • April (5)
  • May (8)
  • June (15)
  • July (33)
  • August (20)
  • September (8)
  • October (9)
  • November (2)
  • December (3)