Non-fatal Mako Shark Attack

2016 35 miles off Fujairah, Fujairah Emirate, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2016

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

35 miles off Fujairah, Fujairah Emirate, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

🌍 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Watercraft

🩹 Injury Details

No injury to occupants, shark leapt into boat

🦈 Species Information

Mako Shark

This species has been involved in 60 documented attacks in our database.

📹 Learn More About Mako Sharks

🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

Test your shark knowledge! Click "Reveal Answer" to see if each statement is a myth or fact, then learn the science behind it.

Sharks don't get cancer.

Sharks have no bones.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Sharks can detect electrical fields.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.