Ocean shark attack data
82 attacks recorded (25 fatal)
Date | Region | Location | Fatal? |
---|---|---|---|
Feb 15th 2015 | N | ||
Jan 28th 2006 | 300 miles from Antigua | N | |
Jan 23rd 2006 | 800 miles from land | N | |
Dec 20th 2005 | 600 nm west of the Canary Islands | N | |
Sep 11th 1994 | Florida Straits | Y | |
Mar 21st 1972 | N | ||
Nov 21st 1965 | 250 miles southwest of O'ahu, Hawaii | Japanese fishing boat Taihei Maru No.10 | N |
Jun 1st 1965 | Y | ||
Dec 22nd 1963 | Between Southampton & Canary Islands | N | |
Oct 15th 1963 | N | ||
Nov 1st 1962 | Off Bermuda | N | |
Sep 13th 1962 | Off coast of West Africa | Off the passenger liner Stirling Castle | Y |
Sep 23rd 1961 | 165 miles from Bermuda | N | |
Mar 9th 1961 | Wake Island (EnenKio) | Leeward side of island, directly in back of Mid-Pac barrel storage area | N |
Jan 6th 1961 | 9.35N 79.35W | East of La Grande Island, North of Panama Canal | N |
Oct 1st 1960 | Enroute from Suez to Aden (Yemen) | N | |
Sep 22nd 1960 | 180 miles southeast of Okinawa | N | |
Apr 14th 1960 | 33N, 68W | Royal Canadian Navy CS2F-1 aircraft ditched in the sea 180 nautical miles WNW of Bermuda at 01h30 | N |
Jul 1st 1959 | N | ||
May 1st 1959 | Between England & South Africa | N | |
Jul 4th 1958 | Between Hawaii & Wake Island | 600 miles northwest of Honolulu | Y |
Jul 4th 1958 | Between Hawaii & Wake Island | 600 miles northwest of Honolulu | N |
Nov 8th 1957 | 1,000 miles east of Hawaii | N | |
Jun 20th 1956 | Venezuelan aircraft lost | Y | |
Mar 1st 1956 | Wake Island | N | |
Sep 23rd 1955 | 1000 miles west of Hawaii | Between Wake & Johnston Islands | Y |
Sep 23rd 1955 | 1000 miles west of Hawaii | Between Wake & Johnston Islands | N |
Aug 1st 1955 | Open sea | N | |
Jul 11th 1953 | 330 to 350 miles east of Wake Island | N | |
Mar 1st 1953 | Between Straits of Malacca and Sri Lanka | N | |
Oct 5th 1951 | South Carolina | 400 miles off the le | N |
Jul 11th 1951 | In Los Angeles | N | |
Dec 5th 1948 | Between Kwajalein Atoll & Johnston Island | 500 nautical miles southwest of Johnston Island | N |
Sep 15th 1948 | Bound from New York to London in ballast | Y | |
Apr 1st 1947 | Off Central American coast at 8N.79W | N | |
Jun 23rd 1944 | Aircraft went down on 6/12/1944. He survived on raft for 11 days and was 150 miles off Guam when rescued | N | |
Nov 12th 1943 | Near the Fiji Islands | 22 | N |
Sep 23rd 1943 | Gulf of Panama | North shore of Rey Island, Las Perlas archipelago | Y |
May 27th 1943 | N | ||
Jan 26th 1943 | Northwest of Papua New Guinea | Y | |
Nov 21st 1942 | Bound from Cape Town for St. Helena | Y | |
Nov 1st 1942 | Between Hawaii and U.S.A. | N | |
Sep 30th 1942 | 04.05N-13.23W | N | |
Sep 12th 1942 | 360 miles north of Ascension Island | N | |
Jul 1st 1942 | (Southwestern Pacific) | N | |
Jul 1st 1942 | N | ||
Apr 5th 1942 | West of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) | 300 nm from shore | N |
Dec 7th 1941 | N | ||
Nov 27th 1941 | Off Libya | N | |
Nov 27th 1941 | Off Libya | N | |
Nov 25th 1941 | North of Pernambuco, Brazil | N | |
Jun 1st 1941 | Off coast of Ecuador | Between Esmeraldas & Salinas | N |
Mar 24th 1941 | 750 miles off the African coast | N | |
Jan 29th 1941 | In Convoy OB 274 | Off Sierra Leone | N |
Jan 1st 1941 | Y | ||
Jul 18th 1939 | N | ||
Nov 12th 1928 | 200 miles off Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA | Y | |
Apr 22nd 1926 | South of the Equator | Steamship bound from Cape Town to Philadelphia | N |
Jul 15th 1917 | Off IRELAND | 82 miles from Fastnet | Y |
Jun 24th 1916 | Y | ||
Nov 28th 1910 | Georges Bank | N | |
Oct 11th 1904 | Between Noumea & Sydney | Y | |
Apr 15th 1893 | N | ||
Mar 25th 1893 | N | ||
Dec 15th 1892 | Y | ||
Oct 25th 1890 | Y | ||
Dec 25th 1888 | Between Perth & Colombo | N | |
Jul 1st 1887 | Somewhere between Philadelphia and Hiogo, Japan | N | |
Aug 17th 1885 | Y | ||
Jul 1st 1883 | Y | ||
Sep 2nd 1878 | Off the coast of West Africa | N | |
Sep 2nd 1878 | Off the coast of West Africa | Y | |
Aug 28th 1877 | N | ||
Nov 30th 1872 | Y | ||
Jul 1st 1872 | Off the coast of South America | N | |
Nov 30th -0001 | Onboard swordfish trawler | N | |
Nov 30th -0001 | In the Gulf Stream | Between Bimini & Miami | N |
Nov 30th -0001 | Y | ||
Nov 30th -0001 | N | ||
Nov 30th -0001 | Southwestern Pacific Base | Y | |
Nov 30th -0001 | Y | ||
Nov 30th -0001 | Y |