List of all shark attacks in cuba
Fatal Attacks
24
Unprovoked Attacks
31
Total Attacks
46
There have been a total of 46 shark attacks in CUBA. Out of those, 24 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 52.17%. 31 attacks came out of the blue while 15 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guardalavaca Beach | 03-11-2017 | 23h30 | Tiger shark | Night bathing | FATAL | YES | 22yo Jesús Cabrera González |
| Guantanamo Bay | 24-01-2009 | 10h30 | Bull shark | Spearfishing | Severe lacerations to lower left leg | NO | 15yo John Emory |
| Guantanamo | 31-12-2008 | Bull shark | Spearfishing | Lacerations to right calf | NO | John | |
| Uvero | 19-01-2005 | 3 m [10'] shark | Swimming | Left foot severed | NO | 19yo Hurdenis Jérez | |
| Santa Lucia | 30-10-2004 | 14h00 | 2.5 m [8.25'] bull shark | Diving | Left forearm bitten | NO | 40yo male |
| Off Blau Costa Verde resort | 23-01-2001 | 2 m [6.75'] shark | Swimming | Left arm bitten | NO | 55yo Mrs. Soile Hamalainen | |
| Cojimar | 3.7 m [12'] shark | Fishing | No injury to occupant, shark stuck boat | NO | boat, occupant: Portuondo | ||
| 30 nm southeast of Guantanamo Bay | Ship aban-doned at 03h10 | Esso Bolivar was torpedoed & shelled by the German submarine U-126 | Of her crew of 50, eight perished, including the two injured men | YES | A wounded member of Naval guncrew being towed by Charles Anderson toward a lifeboat & injured crew being towed by watertender Arthur Lauman | ||
| Miramar, Havana | Swimming | FATAL, "rescuers saw shark trying to drag him under by the leg" | YES | Laureano Rodriguez | |||
| 10 miles off Cape Maisi | 2 messboys (Jeppsen) & Tony Latona (13) were playing on the afterdeck of the Danish ship Grete Maersk. Jeppsen fell overboard, Latona threw a lifebelt then jumped in to help him. Ship didn’t notice they were missing | 2 hours later shark bit Jeppsen’s feet, arm, knee & finally killed him. Tony, clothing torn but alive, washed ashore on Cuban coast | NO | 14yo Bret Jeppsen |
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