Shark incident at Manayaweli Cove Trincomalee Eastern Province Sri Lanka — Approximate date — see notes

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A historical reference describes an event at Manayaweli Cove Trincomalee Eastern Province Sri Lanka in the 1960s (exact year uncertain). Recorded activity: Collecting ornamental fish. Classification: Unprovoked. Outcome: No injury.

Original reference details

• Location recorded in the historical reference: Manayaweli Cove Trincomalee Eastern Province Sri Lanka.
• Date: the 1960s (exact year uncertain).
• Activity: Collecting ornamental fish.
• Classification: Unprovoked.
• Outcome: No injury.

Source limitations and unresolved differences

• The date is intentionally shown with limited precision; no day is invented.
• The source describes the event broadly within the 1960s; a specific year or day is not established.
• 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.

Fact panel

Date

Approximate date — see notes

Date precision

Approximate

Location

Manayaweli Cove Trincomalee Eastern Province Sri Lanka

Country

Sri Lanka

Activity

Collecting ornamental fish

Incident classification

Unprovoked

Area / state

Eastern Province

Person / vessel

Rodney Jonklass

Sex

M

Outcome

No injury

Species

Blacktip reef shark

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.