Historical reference record — not independently verified
Shark incident at 30 Nautical Miles Offshore NukuʻAlofa Tonga — April 12, 2004
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A historical reference describes an event at 30 Nautical Miles Offshore NukuʻAlofa Tonga in 2004-04-12. Recorded activity: On a makeshift raft after fishing vessel capsized. Classification: Questionable. Outcome: Fatal.
Original reference details
- Location recorded in the historical reference: 30 Nautical Miles Offshore NukuʻAlofa Tonga.
- Date: 2004-04-12.
- Activity: On a makeshift raft after fishing vessel capsized.
- Classification: Questionable.
- Outcome: Fatal.
Source limitations and unresolved differences
- No shark species identification is supported by the retained evidence.
- This is best treated as a sea-disaster/questionable record rather than a straightforward human bite.
- 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
- April 12, 2004
- Date precision
- Exact
- Location
- 30 Nautical Miles Offshore NukuʻAlofa Tonga
- Country
- Tonga
- Activity
- On a makeshift raft after fishing vessel capsized
- Incident classification
- Questionable
- Outcome
- Fatal
- Species
- Unknown
- Species confidence
- Unknown
- Coordinate precision
- Locality
Incident location
30 Nautical Miles Offshore NukuʻAlofa Tonga, Tonga
Approximate area: Nuku'alofa
The marker represents the named area, not the exact incident site.
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Location precision: Approximate area
Representative map position for Nuku'alofa 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.
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 This page shows the current verification status and was last restored from supplied historical reference material on 2026-09-04.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.