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List of all shark attacks in cuba

Fatal Attacks

24

Unprovoked Attacks

31

Total Attacks

46

There have been a total of 46 shark attacks in CUBA. Out of those, 24 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 52.17%. 31 attacks came out of the blue while 15 have been provoked by humans.

Provoked

Unprovoked

Fatal

Non Fatal

LocationDateTimeSpeciesActivityInjuryFatalPerson
InvalidM.V. Tropical sank. Sole survivor rode oil drums for 8 days without food or water.No injury, no attack, sharks in vicinity when the sea was calmNO
Cojimar Playing on rock, slipped & fell into the waterFATALYES boy
Hurricane & Tidal WaveNO
Havana Harbor Fell overboardFATALYES a sailor
Vedado Baths, Miramar, Havana FATAL (Wire netting installed at local beaches after this incident.)SwimmingFATAL (Wire netting installed at local beaches after this incident.)YES 18yo Manuel Romero
Matanzas Painting a shipFATAL, pulled off float by shark, body not recoveredYES male
20 miles from Havana Atkins' remains were recovered from a dusky shark, C. obscurus, by Capt. W. F. Young, shark fishermanseaplane Columbus ditched in the seaAlthough this incident is listed elsewhere as a shark attack, the account of the disaster suggests the 4 who perished probably drowned. Five people survivedNO Edwin F. Atkins, Jr.
Havana Fishing for sharksFATAL, became entangled in fishing line and pulled below the surfaceYES 18yo William Bolster
Havana Harbor Fell overboardFATALYES Robert Ellis
Havana Harbor Lost his footing & fell overboardFATAL, left leg severed below knee, right leg severed above knee by a second sharkYES Sailor from ship Mobile
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