List of all shark attacks in Unknown
Fatal Attacks
193
Unprovoked Attacks
286
Total Attacks
463
There have been a total of 463 shark attacks in Unknown. Out of those, 193 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 41.68%. 286 attacks came out of the blue while 177 have been provoked by humans.
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Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 350 miles from Faial Island | 24-10-2010 | Fishing | PROVOKED INCIDENT? | NO | crewman from the Gedi | ||
| Off Fort St. Elmo, Valetta | 06-08-2010 | 3 m shark | Windsurfing | No injury, sail bitten | NO | 35yo David Bonavia | |
| 17-09-2009 | Lower right leg bitten | NO | Nguyen Quang Vinh | ||||
| 300 miles off the coast | 14-09-2009 | Fishing | Arm bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | a Spanish sailor | ||
| Castle Beach | 01-09-2009 | Invalid | Swimming | Death was due to drowning. Two days later his remains were recovered from a 12' tiger shark | NO | Brian Mills | |
| 10-07-2009 | Caribbean reef shark, 6' | Spearfishing | Leg bitten by shark that had been shot in the head by another diver PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | John Cooper | ||
| 13-06-2009 | White shark | Fishing for sharks | Hand bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Tran Van Quy | ||
| Onboard the fishing vessel Nuevo Cedes | 26-01-2009 | Fishing | Left forearm bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 49yo A Spanish fisherman | ||
| Praia do Olho d'Aqua | 25-01-2009 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Probable drowning with post-mortem bites | NO | 17yo Luciano Guimaraes dos Santos | ||
| 50 miles off Kaohsiung | 08-11-2008 | Fishing boat swamped in storm | FATAL | YES | 45yo Chen Te-hsing |
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