Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Fatal Diving Attack

1962 Off the passenger liner Stirling Castle, Off coast of West Africa, SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1962

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Off the passenger liner Stirling Castle, Off coast of West Africa, SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

🌍 SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

🏊 Activity

Diving

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 29

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, he died within minutes of being hauled back onboard the Stirling Castle

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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