Fatal Attack

1943 Near the Abrolhos Archipelago, BRAZIL

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1943

⏰ 19h00

📍 Location

Near the Abrolhos Archipelago, BRAZIL

🌍 BRAZIL

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Sea Disaster

🩹 Injury Details

33 crew & 92 passengers were lost, it was thought that some were killed by sharks FATAL

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

📹 Learn More About 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 must keep swimming or they will die.

Sharks can only live in salt water.

Sharks are colorblind.

Sharks sleep like humans do.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.