Historical reference record — not independently verified
Shark incident at Shatt-al-Arab River, IRAN — 1948-05-10
ReportedProvokedNon-fatal
What happened
Historical record: Shatt-al-Arab River, IRAN. Recorded date: 1948-05-10. Classification: Provoked.
What is known
- Recorded classification: Provoked
What remains uncertain
- The source record is sparse but consistent with the historical route; retain the provoked classification.
- Historical source match supplied with the recovery material; not independently verified.
Fact panel
- Date
- 1948-05-10
- Date precision
- Exact
- Location
- Shatt-al-Arab River, IRAN
- Country
- IRAN
- Activity
- Fishing; shark caught in net
- Incident classification
- Provoked
- Area / state
- Shatt-al-Arab River
- Person / vessel
- Ali
- Age
- 38
- Sex
- M
- Outcome
- Non-fatal
- Species
- Unknown
- Species confidence
- Unknown
- Coordinate precision
- Unknown
Incident location
Shatt-al-Arab River, IRAN
The recorded area has not yet been matched reliably to the map.
Sources and verification
- GSAF-derived structured public mirror (sascha-pst/bullish_on_sharks/global_shark_attacks.csv) — github.comSupports: Historical incident fields; supplied source match, not independent verification
Shark incident records can change as investigations develop. This page shows the current verification status and was last restored from supplied historical reference material on 2026-09-25.
Historical facts retain the provenance and uncertainty of the cited references. Source timestamps record when the supplied material was imported, not an independent source retrieval or verification.
Supplementary content updated: 2026-09-24. This does not change the original verification status or review date.