Fatal Attack

1948 Bound from New York to London in ballast, MID ATLANTIC OCEAN

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1948

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Bound from New York to London in ballast, MID ATLANTIC OCEAN

🌍 MID ATLANTIC OCEAN

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Sea Disaster

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, 2 men killed by sharks, 20 survived

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks have been around longer than trees.

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Baby sharks are called pups.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.

Sharks have no bones.