List of all shark attacks in bermuda
Fatal Attacks
2
Unprovoked Attacks
7
Total Attacks
16
There have been a total of 16 shark attacks in BERMUDA. Out of those, 2 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 12.50%. 7 attacks came out of the blue while 9 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
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Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-07-1965 | No injury to occupant, shark bit boat | NO | 12' boat Sio Ag, occupant: John Riding | ||||
| 2 miles south of Castle Island Harbour entrance to Hamilton | 28-06-1964 | Conducting a promotional film project for the Gemini space program (a practice astronaut recovery) | 7 rescued, 7 bodies recovered, 10 missing. Many sharks in crash area. | YES | 2 USAF 4-engine planes (an HC-54 & a HC-97) each with 12 onboard collided in mid-air at low altitude and plunged into the Atlantic Ocean | ||
| 6 miles from shore | 03-08-1961 | 11h00 | Blacktip shark, 1.8 m to 2.1 m [6' to 7'] | Spearfishing | Right hand lacerated | NO | 22yo Robert Sato |
| Elbow Beach / Coral Beach | 23-05-1960 | 15h00 | Dusky shark, 2.7 m [9'] dusky shark C. obscurus identified by S. Springer on tooth recovered | Free diving but treading water at surface | Foot bitten | NO | 25yo Louis Goiran |
| Paget Parish | 23-04-1959 | Spearfishing | Shoulder abraded by skin of shark | NO | Ross Doe | ||
| 31-12-1915 | FATAL | YES | male |
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