Historical reference record — not independently verified
Shark incident at Cabuli Island North Palawan Philippines — August 19, 1959
Original historical summary
The original reference is retained below. Supplementary source details appear in the fact panel; protected facts and unresolved differences remain unchanged.
A historical reference describes an event at Cabuli Island North Palawan Philippines in 1959-08-19. Recorded activity: Vessel capsizing / people in the water. Classification: Air/sea disaster. Outcome: Non-fatal.
Original reference details
- Location recorded in the historical reference: Cabuli Island North Palawan Philippines.
- Date: 1959-08-19.
- Activity: Vessel capsizing / people in the water.
- Classification: Air/sea disaster.
- Outcome: Non-fatal.
Source limitations and unresolved differences
- No shark species identification is supported by the retained evidence.
- This record is tied to the capsizing of the motor vessel Pilar II; shark involvement in individual injuries is not fully resolved.
- This restoration uses a supplied historical summary citing the general GSAF incident log, not a case-level primary document. It has not been independently verified.
- The supplied source lists 1959-08-20; the existing reviewed date is retained pending case-level reconciliation.
Fact panel
- Date
- August 19, 1959
- Date precision
- Exact
- Location
- Cabuli Island North Palawan Philippines
- Country
- Philippines
- Activity
- Vessel capsizing / people in the water
- Incident classification
- Air/sea disaster
- Area / state
- North Palawan
- Person / vessel
- boy
- Age
- 10.0
- Sex
- M
- Time
- 04h00
- Outcome
- Non-fatal
- Species
- Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed
- Species confidence
- Reported
- Coordinate precision
- Unknown
Location context
Historical locations can be approximate. No coordinates have been assigned from the place name, and this record does not imply a map marker or a current risk estimate.
Incident location
Cabuli Island, North Palawan, Philippines
The recorded area has not yet been matched reliably to the map.
Sources and verification
- Historical incident log (general reference) — Global Shark Attack FileSupports: General reference cited by the supplied historical summary; not independently checked against a case-level record.
- GSAF-derived structured public mirror (sascha-pst/bullish_on_sharks/global_shark_attacks.csv) — github.comSupports: Supplementary historical fields; existing reviewed facts retained
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 2026-09-04.
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.