Non-fatal Mako Shark Attack

1941 Brielle, Monmouth County (Offshore), New Jersey, USA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1941

⏰ 12h00

📍 Location

Brielle, Monmouth County (Offshore), New Jersey, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Watercraft

🩹 Injury Details

No injury to occupants, shark leapt into boat & bit cabin door

🦈 Species Information

Mako Shark

This species has been involved in 60 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Mako Sharks

🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

Test your shark knowledge! Click "Reveal Answer" to see if each statement is a myth or fact, then learn the science behind it.

Sharks don't get cancer.

Sharks are older than dinosaurs.

Sharks sleep like humans do.

You're more likely to be struck by lightning than attacked by a shark.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.