Home > Years > 1956 1956 Shark attacks in 1956. Browse 51 documented incidents. 51 Total Incidents 21 Fatal Attacks All Incidents 🔴 Fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 1956 📍 Samarai Island (south end), Milne Bay Province, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1956 📍 Owendo, Estuaire Province, GABON 🟡 Non-fatal Mako Shark Attack - 1956 📍 North Auckland, North Island, NEW ZEALAND 🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1956 📍 Kapakapa , Central Province, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 🔴 Fatal Fishing Attack - 1956 📍 Samarai Island, Milne Bay Province, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 🟡 Non-fatal Lemon Shark Attack - 1956 📍 Isle de Gorée, Near Dakar, Cap Vert Peninsula, SENEGAL 🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1956 📍 Glencairn, False Bay, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA 🔴 Fatal Blue Shark Attack - 1956 📍 Near the Andaman & Nicobar Islands 🔴 Fatal Fishing Attack - 1956 📍 Port Moresby, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 🟡 Non-fatal Sand Shark Attack - 1956 📍 Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida, USA 🔴 Fatal Fishing Attack - 1956 📍 Paga Point or Fishermans Island, Port Moresby, Central Province, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1956 📍 Paga Point, Port Moresby , Central Province, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 🔴 Fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 1956 📍 Mozambique Channel, MAYOTTE 🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1956 📍 1.5 miles south of San Felice Circeo, Tyrrenian Sea, ITALY 🟡 Non-fatal Diving Attack - 1956 📍 Chain Rocks, Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA 🔴 Fatal Diving Attack - 1956 📍 North coast, Puerto Rico, USA 🟡 Non-fatal Wobbegong Shark Attack - 1956 📍 Near Southport, Queensland, AUSTRALIA 🔴 Fatal Attack - 1956 📍 The Lizard, Cornwall, UNITED KINGDOM 🔴 Fatal Attack - 1956 📍 The Lizard, Cornwall, UNITED KINGDOM 🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1956 📍 Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA 🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1956 📍 Fisherman's Island, near Port Moresby, Central Province, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1956 📍 between Filfla Island and Wied iz-Zurrieq, Congreve Channel, MALTA 🔴 Fatal Attack - 1956 📍 Aquadilla, Puerto Rico, USA 🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1956 📍 Yule Island, Central Province, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1956 📍 Van Ness Municipal Pier, San Francisco, California, USA 🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1956 📍 Fishman's Island (near Port Moresby, PNG) , Torres Strait, AUSTRALIA 🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1956 📍 Marsascala, St. Thomas Bay, MALTA 🟡 Non-fatal Wading Attack - 1956 📍 Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA 🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1956 📍 Isle of Palms, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA 🔴 Fatal Fishing Attack - 1956 📍 Off Funchal, Madeira, PORTUGAL 🔴 Fatal Attack - 1956 📍 Venezuelan aircraft lost, MID ATLANTIC OCEAN 🟡 Non-fatal Diving Attack - 1956 📍 Torres Strait, AUSTRALIA 🔴 Fatal Diving Attack - 1956 📍 CUBA 🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1956 📍 Genova, S. Nazaro, Punta Vagno, Ligurian Sea, ITALY 🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1956 📍 Fremantle, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA 🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1956 📍 Portsea Beach, near entrance to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, AUSTRALIA 🔴 Fatal Diving Attack - 1956 📍 Pioneer River near Mackay, Queensland, AUSTRALIA 🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1956 📍 Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA 🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1956 📍 Cowes, Victoria, AUSTRALIA 🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1956 📍 Cronulla, near Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA 🟡 Non-fatal Diving Attack - 1956 📍 Palm Island, Torres Strait, AUSTRALIA 🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1956 📍 North Bondi, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA 🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1956 📍 San Juan River, COSTA RICA 🔴 Fatal Attack - 1956 📍 Geyser Bank, Between Comores & Madagascar 🟡 Non-fatal Diving Attack - 1956 📍 Singour, 60 miles south of Madang, Madang Province, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1956 📍 Kérkira, Corfu Island, GREECE 🟡 Non-fatal Sand Shark Attack - 1956 📍 Virginia Beach, Princess Anne County, Virginia, USA 🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1956 📍 Kimuta, Renard Island, Milne Bay Province, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1956 📍 Virginia Beach, Princess Anne County, Virginia, USA 🔴 Fatal Attack - 1956 📍 Enuk Island , New Ireland Province, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1956 📍 Hus Island , Admiralty Islands, Manus Province, PAPUA NEW GUINEA