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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
Havana Harbor 30-11-1873 Swimming / escaping imprisonmentLegs severed bitten, later surgically amputatedNO 27yo Franz Mayer
Remedios 25-06-1867 boat from ship Josephine capsized in squallFATALYES 2 crew clinging to floating barrels
60 miles off Trinidad de Cuba 24-09-1861 Deserting the bark NazareneLacerationsNO Caughlin (A.K.A. James Dilano)
Havana Harbor 19-08-1846 BathingLeg severedNO male
Matanzas 13-04-1839 "a large shark"Sitting on gunwale of boatFATALYES sailor
27-08-1826 HBM Magpie foundered in a squallFATALYES Lieutenant Edward Smith
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