This geographic category preserves access to historical references associated with Bahamas. The incident list below uses the same public database as the archive and map.
Only individually published records are counted. An empty list means that this website has no matching published records, not that no incidents ever occurred. Where a year filter is selected, only records with that supported event year are shown.
Historical dates, species identifications and locations can be uncertain. Raw counts are not a personal risk rate and do not measure swimming, surfing or boating exposure.
May 30, 2020 · Unprovoked · Non-fatal
A historical reference describes an event at Noname Cay Abaco Islands Bahamas in 2020-05-30. Recorded activity: Spearfishing. Classification: Unprovoked. Outcome: Non-fatal.
January 6, 2015 · Unprovoked · Non-fatal
A historical reference describes an event at Tahiti Beach Elbow Cay Abaco Islands Bahamas in 2015-01-06. Recorded activity: Snorkeling. Classification: Unprovoked. Outcome: Non-fatal.
June 25, 1982 · Unprovoked · Non-fatal
A historical reference describes an event at North Rat Cay Reef Andros Islands Bahamas in 1982-06-25. Recorded activity: Spearfishing. Classification: Unprovoked. Outcome: Non-fatal.
June 25, 1968 · Unprovoked · Non-fatal
A historical reference describes an event at Spanish Wells Eleuthera Bahamas in 1968-06-25. Recorded activity: Unknown. Classification: Unprovoked. Outcome: Non-fatal.
July 31, 1967 · Unprovoked · Non-fatal
A historical reference describes an event at Andros Island Out Islands Bahamas in 1967-07-31. Recorded activity: Scuba diving. Classification: Unprovoked. Outcome: Non-fatal.
February 1947 · Provoked · Non-fatal
A historical reference describes an event at Cable Beach New Providence Island Bahamas in 1947-02. Recorded activity: Attempting to ride or handle a shark. Classification: Provoked. Outcome: Non-fatal.