List of all shark attacks in italy
Fatal Attacks
14
Unprovoked Attacks
26
Total Attacks
71
There have been a total of 71 shark attacks in ITALY. Out of those, 14 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 19.72%. 26 attacks came out of the blue while 45 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28-03-2015 | Shark involvement not cofirmed | Diving | FATAL, but shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | NO | 43yo Eugenio Masala | ||
| Muravera | 09-06-2012 | Morning | Blue shark, 2.5m | Attempting to rescue an injured & beached shark | Lower left leg injured PROVOKED ACCIDENT | NO | 57yo Giorgio Zara |
| Lampedusa Island | 19-08-2006 | Sea Disaster | FATAL | YES | a refugee | ||
| Rimini | 02-08-2001 | Fishing | No Injury to occupants | NO | boat; occupants: T & G Longhi | ||
| San Benedetto | 23-09-1999 | Said to involve a 7 m [23'] white shark | Fishing | No Injury to occupants | NO | Boat “Coca Cola” | |
| 12 miles off Senigallia (Adriatic Sea) | 26-08-1998 | Invalid | Fishing | No injury; no attack, shark ate the bait hanging over the side of the boat | NO | N/Ayo 30' cabin cruiser owned by Stefano Catalani | |
| Portofino, 20 miles offshore, Tigullio Bay, Santa Margherita Ligure (Liguria) | 29-07-1991 | 15h30 | 4 m [13'] white shark | Canoeing | No Injury to occupant; canoe bitten | NO | 40yo Ivana Iacaccia |
| Marinella, between Punta Blanca & Marine del Carrara | 05-06-1989 | 15h30 | 3 m [10'] white shark | Windsurfing (urinating on his board) | Upper right thigh bitten | NO | Ezio Bocedi |
| Golfo di Baratti, near Piombino (Tuscany) | 01-02-1989 | 10h25 | 6 m [20'] white shark | Scuba diving, but swimming on surface | FATAL. His body not recovered | YES | 47yo Luciano Costanzo |
| Ippocampo | 21-08-1988 | Survived | NO | 16yo male |
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