List of all shark attacks in South Sinai Peninsula
Fatal Attacks
1
Unprovoked Attacks
6
Total Attacks
7
There have been a total of 7 shark attacks in South Sinai Peninsula. Out of those, 1 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 14.29%. 6 attacks came out of the blue while 1 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Garden, Sharm el-Shiekh | 04-12-2010 | 12h00 | Oceanic whitetip shark, 2.5m | Snorkeling | FATAL | YES | 70yo Renate Seiffert |
| Ras Nasrani, Sharm el-Sheikh | 30-11-2010 | 10h55 | Mako shark | Snorkeling | Lacerations to right leg | NO | 46yo Viktor Koliy |
| Ras Nasrani, Sharm el-Sheikh | 30-11-2010 | 11h00 | Mako shark | Snorkeling | Both arms severely bitten | NO | 54yo Yevgeniy (Eugene) Trishkin |
| Coral Bay, Sharm el-Sheikh | 29-11-2010 | 14h55 | Oceanic whitetip shark, 2.5m, female | Snorkeling | Foot severed, Right forearm severed, lacerations to left hand (defense wounds) | NO | 70yo Lyudmila Stolyarova |
| Coral Bay, Sharm el-Sheikh | 29-11-2010 | 14h40 | Oceanic whitetip shark, 2.5m, female | Snorkeling | Foot and arm bitten | NO | 48yo Olga Martsinko |
| Sharm el-Sheikh | 19-10-2010 | A.M. | Snorkeling | Multiple lacerations to left leg and foot | NO | Elena Rubanovich. | |
| Sharm-el-Sheikh | 09-03-2010 | Apparent drowning, and subsequent scavenging by 16' tiger shark | NO | female |
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