Fatal Attack

1943 22º08'S : 178º06'W, Near the Fiji Islands, PACIFIC OCEAN

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1943

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

22º08'S : 178º06'W, Near the Fiji Islands, PACIFIC OCEAN

🌍 PACIFIC OCEAN

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Sea Disaster

🩹 Injury Details

Of the 1,429 people on board, only 448 survived. Sharks were attacking survivors as they were being rescued

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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