Fatal Attacks
0
Unprovoked Attacks
2
Total Attacks
2
There have been a total of 2 shark attacks in New Ireland. Out of those, none have thankfully been fatal. 2 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 |
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Kavieng | 31-12-1988 | 7' silvertip shark | Scuba diving, hand feeding sharks | Thigh & calf bitten | NO | Dinah Halstead | |
Lavongai | Back bitten | NO | Pakau |
Be honest, when was the last time you watched a decent shark movie?