Historical reference record — not independently verified

Shark incident at Cedar Island Carteret County North Carolina USA, United States — 1864

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Original historical summary

The original reference is retained below. Supplementary source details appear in the fact panel; protected facts and unresolved differences remain unchanged.

A historical reference describes an event at Cedar Island Carteret County North Carolina USA, United States in 1864. Recorded activity: Unknown. Classification: Unknown. Outcome: Unknown.

Original reference details

Location recorded in the historical reference: Cedar Island Carteret County North Carolina USA, United States.
Date: 1864.
Activity: Unknown.
Classification: Unknown.
Outcome: Unknown.

Source limitations and unresolved differences

The retained evidence does not support a more precise activity; it remains Unknown.
The retained evidence does not support a more precise outcome; it remains Unknown.
The surviving evidence does not justify a more specific incident classification.
No shark species identification is supported by the retained evidence.
The date is intentionally shown with limited precision; no day is invented.
This restoration uses a supplied historical summary citing the general GSAF incident log, not a case-level primary document. It has not been independently verified.
The supplied source lists 1864-10-02; the existing reviewed date is retained pending case-level reconciliation.

Fact panel

Date: 1864
Date precision: Year
Location: Cedar Island Carteret County North Carolina USA, United States
Country: United States
Activity: Wreck of the Aphrodite
Incident classification: Unknown
Area / state: North Carolina
Person / vessel: males x 5
Sex: M
Outcome: Unknown
Species: Unknown
Species confidence: Unknown
Coordinate precision: Region

Incident location

Cedar Island, Carteret County, North Carolina, United States

Approximate area: North Carolina
The marker represents the named area, not the exact incident site.

The interactive map loads when it comes into view. Incident details remain available as text.

Location precision: Approximate area

Representative map position for North Carolina from Natural Earth. This marks the general area, not the exact incident site. This is historical location context, not live shark tracking or a measure of risk.

Sources and verification

Historical incident log (general reference) — Global Shark Attack File
Supports: General reference cited by the supplied historical summary; not independently checked against a case-level record.
GSAF-derived structured public mirror (sascha-pst/bullish_on_sharks/global_shark_attacks.csv) — github.com
Supports: Supplementary historical fields; existing reviewed facts retained

Shark incident records can change as investigations develop. This page shows the current verification status and was last restored from supplied historical reference material on 2026-09-04.

Historical facts retain the provenance and uncertainty of the cited references. Source timestamps record when the supplied material was imported, not an independent source retrieval or verification.

Supplementary content updated: 2026-09-24. This does not change the original verification status or review date.