List of all shark attacks in caribbean-sea
Fatal Attacks
5
Unprovoked Attacks
2
Total Attacks
8
There have been a total of 8 shark attacks in CARIBBEAN SEA. Out of those, 5 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 62.50%. 2 attacks came out of the blue while 6 have been provoked by humans.
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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between St. Maarten & Anguilla | 28-02-2001 | Tiger shark, 8' | Sinking of the 40' Esperanza off St. Maartin with 36 refugees on board | Human remains recovered in shark caught off Anguilla, probable scavenging on drowned body | YES | Unknown | |
| Off Dominican Republic | 03-01-1993 | Two 3 m [10'] oceanic whitetip sharks | No injury to occupants. Sharks, attracted to offal from slaughtered dolphin, attacked & damaged their canoe | NO | 32 & 30yo canoe, occupants: Chris Newman & Stewart Newman | ||
| Between St. Bart's and Saba | Wreck of the schooner Driver | FATAL x 2 | YES | Ned & Pawn | |||
| Fell overboard from US Navy PC boat | FATAL | YES | a sailor | ||||
| 125 nm north of Aruba | Night | SS Ethel Skakel foundered in Central America Hurricane of 1941 | Leg lacerated FATAL | YES | Scotty | ||
| Off Cristobal, 200 miles northeast of the entrance to the Panama Canal | Columbian petrol barge Rio Atrato burned and sank | FATAL X 2, 8 others missing. Survivors fought off sharks & sharks seen biting 2 of the dead. The 39 survivors were rescued by the German freighter Essen | YES | 27yo Teresea Britton (on raft) & a man (on floating debris) | |||
| Between USA & Cuba | 01-07-1966 | No injury to occupants, sharks bit chunks from boat | NO | rowboat, occupants: refugees fleeing Cuba | |||
| Between Key West, Florida & Guantanamo Bay, Cuba | 31-12-1959 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Aircraft crashed into sea | Questionable. Recovered flight gear was "completely shredded by sharks" but pilot may have died when plane hit the water, | NO | male, airline pilot |
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