List of all shark attacks in Guantanamo Province
Fatal Attacks
1
Unprovoked Attacks
3
Total Attacks
6
There have been a total of 6 shark attacks in Guantanamo Province. Out of those, 1 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 16.67%. 3 attacks came out of the blue while 3 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guantanamo Bay | 24-01-2009 | 10h30 | Bull shark | Spearfishing | Severe lacerations to lower left leg | NO | 15yo John Emory |
| Guantanamo | 31-12-2008 | Bull shark | Spearfishing | Lacerations to right calf | NO | John | |
| Boqueron | Nurse shark, 58", 34-lb | Spearfishing | Knee bitten by shark that his dive buddy had shot PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Dr. D.H. Teas | ||
| Boqueron | Nurse shark, 58", 34-lb | Spearfishing | Right thigh & left calf injured by speared shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Dr. H. Warmke | ||
| 30 nm southeast of Guantanamo Bay | Ship aban-doned at 03h10 | Esso Bolivar was torpedoed & shelled by the German submarine U-126 | Of her crew of 50, eight perished, including the two injured men | YES | A wounded member of Naval guncrew being towed by Charles Anderson toward a lifeboat & injured crew being towed by watertender Arthur Lauman | ||
| 10 miles off Cape Maisi | 2 messboys (Jeppsen) & Tony Latona (13) were playing on the afterdeck of the Danish ship Grete Maersk. Jeppsen fell overboard, Latona threw a lifebelt then jumped in to help him. Ship didn’t notice they were missing | 2 hours later shark bit Jeppsen’s feet, arm, knee & finally killed him. Tony, clothing torn but alive, washed ashore on Cuban coast | NO | 14yo Bret Jeppsen |
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