New Ireland Province Shark Attacks

18 attacks recorded (10 fatal)
New Ireland Province shark attacks
Date Location Fatal?
N
May 1st 1968 N
Sep 7th 1967 N
Sep 6th 1967 Lambom Island Y
Y
Oct 30th 1966 Lamassa Island, 16 miles from Lambom Island Y
Oct 19th 1966 Mission Beach, Lambon Island, near Duke of York Islands Y
Jul 1st 1964 A reef off New Hanover (Northern end) Y
Jul 1st 1964 Southern end N
Feb 27th 1963 Namatanai N
Aug 1st 1962 Pekinberui Village, Tabar Island Y
Mar 29th 2024 Enuk Island, Kavieng Y
Jul 1st 1958 Maritzoan, east coast of Namatanai Y
Mar 29th 2024 Enuk Island Y
Mar 29th 2024 Samo Plantation, east coast Y
Mar 29th 2024 Kulengei, southeast of Kalili, Kavieng N
Mar 29th 2024 Enang , Kavieng N
Mar 1st 1948 Punam Passage, Rataman census div, Namatanai N

Attacks by region

Attacks by location

  • Taludig (3)
  • Long Island near Madang, about 500 km (310 miles) north of the South Pacific nation's capital of Port Moresby (3)
  • Port Moresby (3)
  • Madang (3)
  • East Nakanai, Talasea (2)
  • Manus Island (2)
  • Singour, 60 miles south of Madang (2)
  • Brooker Island , Calvados Chain (2)
  • Hula (2)

Attacks by month

  • January (1)
  • February (1)
  • March (1)
  • May (1)
  • July (3)
  • August (1)
  • September (2)
  • October (2)
  • November (1)