Historical reference record — not independently verified
Shark incident at Mona Passage Between Dr And Puerto Rico Dominican Republic — October 6, 1987
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A historical reference describes an event at Mona Passage Between Dr And Puerto Rico Dominican Republic in 1987-10-06.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.
Original reference details
- Location recorded in the historical reference: Mona Passage Between Dr And Puerto Rico Dominican Republic.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.
Source limitations and unresolved differences
- 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
- Area / state
- Between DR and Puerto Rico
- Outcome
- Fatal
- Species
- 40 to 50 sharks attacked survivors in the water
- 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.
Incident location
Mona Passage, Between DR and Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic
The recorded area has not yet been matched reliably to the map.
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.
- GSAF-derived structured public mirror (sascha-pst/bullish_on_sharks/global_shark_attacks.csv) — github.comSupports: Supplementary historical fields; existing reviewed facts retained
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.
Historical facts retain the provenance and uncertainty of the cited references. Source timestamps record when the supplied material was imported, not an independent source retrieval or verification.
Supplementary content updated: 2026-09-24. This does not change the original verification status or review date.