Shark Incidents

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Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

1989 Monterey Bay, Monterey County, California, USA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1989

⏰ 10h35

📍 Location

Monterey Bay, Monterey County, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Watercraft

🩹 Injury Details

No injury to occupants. Shark rammed boat 4 times

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

This species has been involved in 744 documented attacks in our database.

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