1950s
Shark attacks in the 1950s. Browse 467 documented incidents.
467
Total Incidents
136
Fatal Attacks
All Incidents
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Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1959
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36º17'N, 126º31'E, South Chungcheong Province, SOUTH KOREA
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Fatal Attack - 1958
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600 miles northwest of Honolulu, Between Hawaii & Wake Island, PACIFIC OCEAN
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Fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 1956
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Samarai Island (south end), Milne Bay Province, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
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Non-fatal Blue Shark Attack - 1955
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Zuma Beach, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Fatal Attack - 1955
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A ford known as Brodies Coffin in St. Lucia Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA
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Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 1952
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Mona Island, 40 miles west of the mainland, Puerto Rico, USA