List of all shark attacks in mid-atlantic-ocean
Fatal Attacks
2
Unprovoked Attacks
2
Total Attacks
5
There have been a total of 5 shark attacks in MID ATLANTIC OCEAN. Out of those, 2 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 40.00%. 2 attacks came out of the blue while 3 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jumped overboard to rescue a man | Leg bitten | NO | Charles Green | ||||
| Venezuelan aircraft lost | Air/Sea Disaster | FATAL x 6 | YES | ||||
| Bound from New York to London in ballast | Leicester abandoned in a hurricane | FATAL, 2 men killed by sharks, 20 survived | YES | 2 males | |||
| Off Bermuda | 31-10-1962 | 06h00 | Abandoning burning ship Captain George in raging seas | No injury, shark bit his boot | NO | Martin Fisher, radio operator | |
| 22-09-1961 | 06h00 | Oceanic whitetip shar,; identified by Dr. W.C. Schoeder on photograph & Dr. L.P. L. Schultz on sketch by observer | Survived US Naval aircraft crash, climbing onboard rescue vessel when he fell back into sea | Lacerations to right shoulder blade & back | NO | 22yo Patrick Imhof |
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