Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1941 750 miles off the African coast, SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1941

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

750 miles off the African coast, SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

🌍 SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Severe

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Sea Disaster

🩹 Injury Details

Dr. A.R. Hernandez of ship Cabo Hornos treated passenger whose leg was severed by a shark

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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