Historical reference record — not independently verified
Shark incident at Sea Bright Monmouth County New Jersey USA, United States — 1923
What happened
A historical reference describes an event at Sea Bright Monmouth County New Jersey USA, United States in 1923. Recorded activity: Fishing from a boat. Classification: Watercraft. Outcome: No injury.
What is known
- Location recorded in the historical reference: Sea Bright Monmouth County New Jersey USA, United States.
- Date: 1923.
- Activity: Fishing from a boat.
- Classification: Watercraft.
- Outcome: No injury.
What remains uncertain
- No shark species identification is supported by the retained evidence.
- The date is intentionally shown with limited precision; no day is invented.
- The shark struck the boat; this is a watercraft interaction, not a human bite.
- 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
- 1923
- Date precision
- Year
- Location
- Sea Bright Monmouth County New Jersey USA, United States
- Country
- United States
- Activity
- Fishing from a boat
- Incident classification
- Watercraft
- Outcome
- No injury
- 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 This page shows the current verification status and was last restored from supplied historical reference material on 2026-09-04.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.