Historical reference record — not independently verified
Shark incident at 90 Miles East Of Hilo HawaiʻI Hawaii USA, United States — December 18, 1989
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A historical reference describes an event at 90 Miles East Of Hilo HawaiʻI Hawaii USA, United States in 1989-12-18. Recorded activity: On a fishing vessel. Classification: Watercraft. Outcome: No injury.
Original reference details
- Location recorded in the historical reference: 90 Miles East Of Hilo HawaiʻI Hawaii USA, United States.
- Date: 1989-12-18.
- Activity: On a fishing vessel.
- Classification: Watercraft.
- Outcome: No injury.
Source limitations and unresolved differences
- No shark species identification is supported by the retained evidence.
- 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.
- The supplied source lists 1989-12-19; the existing reviewed date is retained pending case-level reconciliation.
Fact panel
- Date
- December 18, 1989
- Date precision
- Exact
- Location
- 90 Miles East Of Hilo HawaiʻI Hawaii USA, United States
- Country
- United States
- Activity
- On a fishing vessel
- Incident classification
- Watercraft
- Area / state
- Hawaii
- Person / vessel
- George Sohswel
- Sex
- M
- Outcome
- No injury
- Species
- Unknown
- Species confidence
- Unknown
- Coordinate precision
- Region
Incident location
90 miles east of Hilo, Hawai'i, Hawaii, United States
Approximate area: Hawaii
The marker represents the named area, not the exact incident site.
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Location precision: Approximate area
Representative map position for Hawaii from Natural Earth. This marks the general area, not the exact incident site. This is historical location context, not live shark tracking or a measure of risk.
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.