New Ireland Province Shark Attacks
18 attacks recorded (10 fatal)
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 |
Dec 10th 2023 | Enuk Island, Kavieng | Y |
Jul 1st 1958 | Maritzoan, east coast of Namatanai | Y |
Dec 10th 2023 | Enuk Island | Y |
Dec 10th 2023 | Samo Plantation, east coast | Y |
Dec 10th 2023 | Kulengei, southeast of Kalili, Kavieng | N |
Dec 10th 2023 | Enang , Kavieng | N |
Mar 1st 1948 | Punam Passage, Rataman census div, Namatanai | N |
Attacks by region
- Central Province (20)
- New Ireland Province (14)
- Madang Province (12)
- Admiralty Islands, Manus Province (8)
- Morobe Province (7)
- Bougainville (North Solomons) (7)
- West New Britain Province (7)
- New Britain (6)
- Milne Bay Province (6)
- Madang (5)
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)
- Singour, 60 miles south of Madang (2)
- Brooker Island , Calvados Chain (2)
- Hula (2)
- East Nakanai, Talasea (2)
- Manus Island (2)
Attacks by month
- January (1)
- February (1)
- March (1)
- May (1)
- July (3)
- August (1)
- September (2)
- October (2)
- November (1)