Nurse Shark attacks

111 attacks recorded
Nurse shark attacks
Date Country Location Fatal?  
Aug 17th 1992 USA Florida N Details
Mar 3rd 1991 Australia New South Wales N Details
Aug 13th 1983 USA Florida N Details
Aug 10th 1981 USA Florida N Details
Dec 2nd 1975 Australia New South Wales N Details
No date, Before 1975 USA Florida N Details
Aug 21st 1971 Australia New South Wales N Details
Jul 22nd 1969 USA Florida N Details
May 24th 1969 USA Florida N Details
Dec 26th 1968 Australia New South Wales N Details
1968 USA Florida N Details
Nov 30th 1967 Australia New South Wales N Details
Nov 30th 1967 Australia Queensland N Details
Aug 7th 1967 USA Florida N Details
Jun 13th 1967 USA Florida N Details
May 9th 1967 Australia N Details
Mar 12th 1967 Australia Victoria N Details
Dec 27th 1966 Australia New South Wales N Details
Dec 27th 1966 Australia New South Wales N Details
Sep 8th 1966 USA Florida N Details
Nov 3rd 1965 Australia Queensland N Details
Oct 4th 1964 Australia Western Australia N Details
Jul 27th 1964 USA Puerto Rico N Details
Sep 10th 1963 USA Florida N Details
Apr 22nd 1963 Australia New South Wales N Details
Jan 14th 1963 New Zealand North Island N Details
Oct 14th 1962 Australia South Australia N Details
Jan 14th 1962 Australia New South Wales N Details
Jan 11th 1962 Australia South Australia N Details
Dec 27th 1961 Australia Western Australia N Details
Apr 3rd 1961 Australia Victoria N Details
Feb 1st 1961 Australia Western Australia N Details
Dec 20th 1960 Australia Queensland N Details
Feb 7th 1960 Australia New South Wales N Details
Jul 2nd 1959 USA Florida N Details
Jan 31st 1959 Australia Western Australia N Details
Jul 2nd 1958 USA Florida N Details
Before 1958 Bahamas Andros Island N Details
Jun 26th 1958 USA Florida N Details
Jun 17th 1958 USA Florida N Details
Apr 30th 1958 USA Florida N Details
Feb 1st 1958 USA US Virgin Islands N Details
Aug 12th 1954 Cuba Guantanamo Province N Details
Aug 12th 1954 Cuba Guantanamo Province N Details
Jan 1st 1970 USA Florida N Details
1954 Martinique N Details
Dec 31st 1950 Australia Queensland N Details
Dec-1949 Australia Victoria N Details
Dec 21st 1947 Australia New South Wales N Details
Jul 16th 1939 Bahamas Andros Island N Details
Jan 27th 1937 Australia New South Wales N Details
Aug 31st 1932 Australia New South Wales N Details
Jan 11th 1932 Australia Victoria N Details
Apr 11th 1929 Australia Queensland N Details
Mar 11th 1927 Australia New South Wales N Details
Oct 23rd 1926 Australia New South Wales N Details
Jan 13th 1922 Australia New South Wales N Details
Before 1906 Australia New South Wales Y Details
Fall 2008 USA Florida N Details
Early 1965 USA Florida N Details
Summer 1948 USA Florida N Details
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Attacks by country

  • USA (48)
  • AUSTRALIA (44)
  • BAHAMAS (10)
  • BELIZE (2)
  • CUBA (2)
  • Maldives (1)
  • PANAMA (1)
  • MARTINIQUE (1)
  • MALAYSIA (1)
  • NEW ZEALAND (1)