Historical reference record — not independently verified

Shark incident at Sea Bright Monmouth County New Jersey USA, United States — 1923

ReportedWatercraftNo injury

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A historical reference describes an event at Sea Bright Monmouth County New Jersey USA, United States in 1923. Recorded activity: Fishing from a boat. Classification: Watercraft. Outcome: No injury.

Original reference details

  • Location recorded in the historical reference: Sea Bright Monmouth County New Jersey USA, United States.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.

Source limitations and unresolved differences

  • 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.
  • The supplied source lists 1923-01-01; the existing reviewed date is retained pending case-level reconciliation.

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
Area / state
New Jersey
Person / vessel
boat, occupant: Richard Rodney
Sex
M
Outcome
No injury
Species
Unknown
Species confidence
Unknown
Coordinate precision
Region

Incident location

Sea Bright, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States

Approximate area: New Jersey
The marker represents the named area, not the exact incident site.

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Location precision: Approximate area

Representative map position for New Jersey 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

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 This page shows the current verification status and was last restored from supplied historical reference material on 2026-09-04.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.