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List of all shark attacks in bermuda

Fatal Attacks

2

Unprovoked Attacks

7

Total Attacks

16

There have been a total of 16 shark attacks in BERMUDA. Out of those, 2 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 12.50%. 7 attacks came out of the blue while 9 have been provoked by humans.

Provoked

Unprovoked

Fatal

Non Fatal

LocationDateTimeSpeciesActivityInjuryFatalPerson
01-07-1965 No injury to occupant, shark bit boatNO 12' boat Sio Ag, occupant: John Riding
2 miles south of Castle Island Harbour entrance to Hamilton 28-06-1964 Conducting a promotional film project for the Gemini space program (a practice astronaut recovery)7 rescued, 7 bodies recovered, 10 missing. Many sharks in crash area.YES 2 USAF 4-engine planes (an HC-54 & a HC-97) each with 12 onboard collided in mid-air at low altitude and plunged into the Atlantic Ocean
6 miles from shore 03-08-1961 11h00Blacktip shark, 1.8 m to 2.1 m [6' to 7']SpearfishingRight hand laceratedNO 22yo Robert Sato
Elbow Beach / Coral Beach 23-05-1960 15h00Dusky shark, 2.7 m [9'] dusky shark C. obscurus identified by S. Springer on tooth recoveredFree diving but treading water at surfaceFoot bittenNO 25yo Louis Goiran
Paget Parish 23-04-1959 SpearfishingShoulder abraded by skin of sharkNO Ross Doe
31-12-1915 FATALYES male
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