List of all shark attacks in indonesia
Fatal Attacks
15
Unprovoked Attacks
17
Total Attacks
23
There have been a total of 23 shark attacks in INDONESIA. Out of those, 15 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 65.22%. 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balian Beach | 08-01-2017 | 07h30 | Bull shark, 1 m | Surfing | Injury to right wrist & forearm | NO | 48yo Daniel Moore |
| Balian | 24-04-2016 | 07h00 | Bull shark, 6' | Surfing | Elbow bitten | NO | 24yo Ryan Boarman |
| Tabanan | 28-11-2011 | 13h30 | Surfing | Lacerations to right hand | NO | 18yo Marc Andrews | |
| Balian | 12-04-2011 | Morning | Bull shark, 2.5 m | Surfing | Lacerations to forearm | NO | Joe Ferrar |
| Balian | 02-12-2010 | Surfing | Lacerations to right hand | NO | Wei Ong | ||
| Balian | 13-11-2010 | Surfing | Hand bitten | NO | male | ||
| Shark caught in Indonesia, offloaded to trawler that docked at Samut Prakan, 20 miles south of Bangk | 15-06-2002 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Human remains (right forearm & leg) recovered from 3.7m [12'] tiger shark’s gut. Forensic examination suggested the remains had been consumed by the shark one to two weeks earlier | NO | |||
| Bali | 06-08-1984 | Sea disaster, foundering of the cargo vessle M/V Dorolonda | FATAL | YES | 9 crewmen | ||
| Rhio Strait | The 2379-ton French steamer La Seyne collied with British steamer Onda & sank in minutes. Passengers jumped overboard expecting to be picked up by Onda’s boats | FATAL, 101 people perished, including commander, Joseph Couailhac. Iit was reported that a “shoal of sharks circled passengers in the water and dragged scores of people to their deaths” Of the 61 survivors, many were injured by sharks | YES | ||||
| Off Rakit Island | Jumped or fell overboard | FATAL | YES | a fireman from the Ettrickdale |
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