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
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Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marciana Marina, Isola d'Elba | 31-12-1986 | White shark | Boat | No injury | NO | Aniello Mattera and Giorgio Allori | |
| Marciana Marina, Isola d'Elba | 02-12-1984 | White shark | Boat | No injury | NO | ||
| Riomaggiore (Ligura) | 14-06-1983 | Questionable incident | Scuba diving | No injury, 3 m shark "harassed" him at depth of 5 m | NO | Roberto Piaviali | |
| Biodola, Isola d'Elba | 31-12-1981 | White shark | Fishing on a boat | No injury | NO | Giuseppe Campodonico | |
| Lacona, Isola d'Elba | 31-12-1981 | 6 m [20'] white shark | Boat | No details | NO | Giovanni Vuoso | |
| Capo d'Anzio | 15-09-1978 | 11h00 | White shark, 5 m [16.5'] | Diving | No injury | NO | Fabrizio Marini |
| Acqua alta research platform | 06-06-1978 | Invalid | No injury, white shark struck platform | NO | |||
| Bovalino | 01-06-1976 | Blue shark, 2m | Fishing | Shark rammed boat PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 46yo Francisco Pelle | |
| Cervara | 24-04-1975 | Invalid | Scuba diving | The press reported this as an attack by a white shark but the diver was the agressor | NO | 37yo Walter Sansoni | |
| Sprizze, Isola d'Elba | unknown, possibly a white shark | Fishing on a boat | No injury | NO | Remo Adriani |
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