Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1927 A shark was caught, its head severed from body and hung from the anchor davit onboard the U.S.S. Borie, Salinas Bay, NICARAGUA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1927

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

A shark was caught, its head severed from body and hung from the anchor davit onboard the U.S.S. Borie, Salinas Bay, NICARAGUA

🌍 NICARAGUA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Sharks’s jaws snapped shut, lacerating his right hand PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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