List of all shark attacks in Mediterranean Sea
Fatal Attacks
2
Unprovoked Attacks
11
Total Attacks
11
There have been a total of 11 shark attacks in Mediterranean Sea. Out of those, 2 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 18.18%. 11 attacks came out of the blue while 0 have been provoked by humans.
Provoked
Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tripoli | Diving for sponges | Bitten by shark, but repelled it with his 'skandalopetra' | NO | male | |||
| Tzortzou Reef, Marsa Matruh | Sponge diving | Bitten on hand and thigh | NO | Giorgos | |||
| Port Said | No details | NO | Anonymous | ||||
| Off Tripoli | Sponge diving | Lacerations to thorax and hands | NO | T riantafyllos | |||
| Port Said | No details | NO | No details | ||||
| Off Bengasi | 11-10-1899 | Sponge diving | FATAL | YES | Skoumbourdi | ||
| Off Bengasi | 11-10-1899 | Diving | Lacerations to head | NO | John Cataris | ||
| Port Said | 07-08-1899 | 08h30 | Bathing | Left leg bitten | NO | 13yo Arab boy | |
| Port Said | 07-08-1899 | 11h30 | Floating on his back | Back muscles torn away | NO | 9yo Arab boy | |
| Port Said | 07-08-1899 | 09h30 | Bathing | Forearm, wrist & hand bitten | NO | 19yo Arab boy |
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