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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.

Provoked

Unprovoked

Fatal

Non Fatal

LocationDateTimeSpeciesActivityInjuryFatalPerson
18h15 to 21h30Swept off deck of S.S.Frontenac enroute from West Indies to USFound at 21h30 by searchlight. Had been constantly harassed by sharks & had numerous lacerationsNO 30yo Johan Loekstad, a Norwegian seaman
Caibarien Harbor Ship's boat capsized in squall, captain & 2 sailors clinging onto hullFATAL, shark pulled them off hull of boatYES 2 sailors
Nuevitas Harbor Attempting to escape by swimming to shoreFATAL, 4 were killed by sharks, 1 survivedYES 5 American soldiers, prisoners
Cojimar 31-12-1956 Shark fishing, knocked overboardFATAL, hip bitten PROVOKED INCIDENTYES 50yo Sandrillio
off Neuvitas 25-12-1913 FATALYES Gottlieb Schwertz
Santiago de Cuba 30-06-1898 SwimmingFATALYES male
Off Santiago de Cuba 31-12-1897 13 men in the water after sailboat capsized & sankFATAL, 7 survived but 6 were taken by sharksYES seamen
Havana Harbor 17-09-1895 NightQuestionableShipwreckProbable drowning & scavengingNO male
Havana Harbor 16-05-1893 16h00His balloon crashed in the harborFATALYES Ramon Margulies, aeronaut
Havana Harbor 19-06-1892 Riding a horseFATALYES a mestizo
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