List of all shark attacks in southwest-pacific-ocean
Fatal Attacks
1
Unprovoked Attacks
0
Total Attacks
2
There have been a total of 2 shark attacks in SOUTHWEST PACIFIC OCEAN. Out of those, 1 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 50.00%. 0 attacks came out of the blue while 2 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Pacific Base | Tiger shark & others | Adrift on life raft | FATAL, 2 of the 9 airmen killed by sharks | YES | US Army fliers | ||
| Said to be “leopard sharks”, more probably tiger sharks | Ditched plane in the sea & were adrift on a rubber life raft. | No injury to occupants, They fought off sharks & killed one with an automatic. Rescued 34 days later | NO | American aviators |
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