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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.

Provoked

Unprovoked

Fatal

Non Fatal

LocationDateTimeSpeciesActivityInjuryFatalPerson
Off Acheen Head 16h00Reaching for life preserverFATALYES male, from the ship Speedwell
Surabaya Captured Allied soldiers were squeezed into 3' bamboo pig baskets & fed to waiting sharksGeneral Imamura, Commander in Chief of Japanese forces in Java was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by Australian Military Court for his role in the "Pig Basket Atrocities"YES 200 soldiers
Jakarta Harbor native boats sunk in stormFATALYES
Near Belawan 24-01-1966 wreck of the State Oil Company ship PerminaSharks said to have killed some of the 80 people lostYES
Waewerang 31-05-1962 FATALYES 9 fishermen & pregnant woman
Natuna Islands, between Sumatra & Kalimantan in the South China Sea 31-12-1957 Swimming near anchored shipFATAL, leg severedYES a ship's engineer
On rock near Yacht Club 31-12-1949 1500Tiger shark, 3.7 m to 4.3 m [12' to 14']Bending overFATALYES 7 or 8yo child
Lorok Bay 26-09-1906 SwimmingThumb & index finger of left hand severedNO William Munich
Lorok Bay 26-09-1906 SwimmingFATALYES a Swedish sailor
Aru Islands 26-04-1906 Hard hat divingFATALYES
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