Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack

1961 Stokes Hill Wharf, Darwin, Northern Territory, AUSTRALIA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1961

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Stokes Hill Wharf, Darwin, Northern Territory, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Finger bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Hammerhead Shark

This species has been involved in 46 documented attacks in our database.

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