Historical reference record — not independently verified
Shark incident at Mona Passage Between Dr And Puerto Rico Dominican Republic — October 6, 1987
What happened
A historical reference describes an event at Mona Passage Between Dr And Puerto Rico Dominican Republic in 1987-10-06. Recorded activity: Migrant vessel fire/capsizing. Classification: Air/sea disaster. Outcome: Fatal.
What is known
- Location recorded in the historical reference: Mona Passage Between Dr And Puerto Rico Dominican Republic.
- Date: 1987-10-06.
- Activity: Migrant vessel fire/capsizing.
- Classification: Air/sea disaster.
- Outcome: Fatal.
What remains uncertain
- No shark species identification is supported by the retained evidence.
- Many people died or were missing after the overloaded vessel caught fire/capsized. Sharks were reported around people and bodies, but the number of deaths directly caused by sharks cannot be 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
- October 6, 1987
- Date precision
- Exact
- Location
- Mona Passage Between Dr And Puerto Rico Dominican Republic
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Activity
- Migrant vessel fire/capsizing
- Incident classification
- Air/sea disaster
- Outcome
- Fatal
- Species
- Unknown
- Species confidence
- Unknown
- 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.
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.
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 This page shows the current verification status and was last restored from supplied historical reference material on 2026-09-04.
The cited incident log is a general reference, not a linked case-level primary document. Source timestamps record when the supplied reference was imported, not an independent source retrieval or verification.