Historical reference record — not independently verified
Shark incident at Muala Fiji — April 13, 1898
What happened
A historical reference describes an event at Muala Fiji in 1898-04-13. Recorded activity: Swimming after a cutter capsized. Classification: Air/sea disaster. Outcome: Non-fatal.
What is known
- Location recorded in the historical reference: Muala Fiji.
- Date: 1898-04-13.
- Activity: Swimming after a cutter capsized.
- Classification: Air/sea disaster.
- Outcome: Non-fatal.
What remains uncertain
- No shark species identification is supported by the retained evidence.
- The Francis Adams capsized; survivors spent roughly two and a half hours in the water and two people were badly bitten, but all survived.
- 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.
Fact panel
- Date
- April 13, 1898
- Date precision
- Exact
- Location
- Muala Fiji
- Country
- Fiji
- Activity
- Swimming after a cutter capsized
- Incident classification
- Air/sea disaster
- Outcome
- Non-fatal
- Species
- Unknown
- Species confidence
- Unknown
- Coordinate precision
- Unknown
Location context
Historical locations can be approximate. No coordinates have been assigned from the place name, and this record does not imply a map marker or a current risk estimate.
Sources and verification
- Historical incident log (general reference) — Global Shark Attack FileSupports: General reference cited by the supplied historical summary; not independently checked against a case-level record.
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 This page shows the current verification status and was last restored from supplied historical reference material on 2026-09-04.
The cited incident log is a general reference, not a linked case-level primary document. Source timestamps record when the supplied reference was imported, not an independent source retrieval or verification.