List of all shark attacks in barbados
Fatal Attacks
4
Unprovoked Attacks
5
Total Attacks
6
There have been a total of 6 shark attacks in BARBADOS. Out of those, 4 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 66.67%. 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathing | FATAL | YES | seaman from the York | ||||
| Off Pelican Island | Yacht of Michael Howell capsized | 5 survived & 4 perished, but shark involvement not confirmed | YES | 9 people in the water | |||
| Pie Corner | Fishing | FATAL | YES | 16yo Master Hurley | |||
| Bridgetown | 20-11-1895 | Diving for coins | Leg bitten | NO | Rouee Youma | ||
| 09-08-1786 | Washing himself | FATAL | YES | a sailor from the York Merchant | |||
| Carlisle Bay | 25-03-1703 | Night | Swimming | Hand and foot severely bitten, surgically amputated | NO | 19yo Samuel Jennings, a deserter from the British frigate Milford |
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