Pacific Ocean Shark attacks

Pacific Ocean shark attack data

30 attacks recorded (9 fatal)
Pacific Ocean shark attacks
Date Region Location Fatal?
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
Oct 15th 1963 N
Mar 9th 1961 Wake Island (EnenKio) Leeward side of island, directly in back of Mid-Pac barrel storage area N
Sep 22nd 1960 180 miles southeast of Okinawa 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
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
Jul 11th 1953 330 to 350 miles east of Wake Island N
Jul 11th 1951 In Los Angeles N
Dec 5th 1948 Between Kwajalein Atoll & Johnston Island 500 nautical miles southwest of Johnston Island N
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 1st 1942 Between Hawaii and U.S.A. N
Jul 1st 1942 N
Jun 1st 1941 Off coast of Ecuador Between Esmeraldas & Salinas N
Jul 18th 1939 N
Mar 25th 1893 N
Jul 1st 1883 Y
Nov 30th -0001 Y
Nov 30th -0001 Southwestern Pacific Base Y
Nov 30th -0001 Y

Attacks by region

Attacks by location

  • 600 miles northwest of Honolulu (2)
  • Between Wake & Johnston Islands (2)

Attacks by month

  • January (1)
  • March (3)
  • April (1)
  • May (1)
  • June (3)
  • July (5)
  • September (5)
  • October (1)
  • November (4)
  • December (1)