Fatal Boating Attack

1963 100 miles southeast of Manila, Luzon Island, PHILIPPINES

📋 Table of Contents

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

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1963

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

100 miles southeast of Manila, Luzon Island, PHILIPPINES

🌍 PHILIPPINES

🏊 Activity

Boating

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Sea Disaster

🩹 Injury Details

Of the 42 people on board, 5 died of exposure, others drowned or were taken by sharks. Survivors were rescued after spending 3 days in the water.

🦈 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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All sharks are dangerous to humans.

Sharks can regrow their teeth throughout their lives.

Sharks can only live in salt water.

You're more likely to be struck by lightning than attacked by a shark.

Sharks must keep swimming or they will die.