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.
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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18h15 to 21h30 | Swept off deck of S.S.Frontenac enroute from West Indies to US | Found at 21h30 by searchlight. Had been constantly harassed by sharks & had numerous lacerations | NO | 30yo Johan Loekstad, a Norwegian seaman | |||
| Caibarien Harbor | Ship's boat capsized in squall, captain & 2 sailors clinging onto hull | FATAL, shark pulled them off hull of boat | YES | 2 sailors | |||
| Nuevitas Harbor | Attempting to escape by swimming to shore | FATAL, 4 were killed by sharks, 1 survived | YES | 5 American soldiers, prisoners | |||
| Cojimar | 31-12-1956 | Shark fishing, knocked overboard | FATAL, hip bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT | YES | 50yo Sandrillio | ||
| off Neuvitas | 25-12-1913 | FATAL | YES | Gottlieb Schwertz | |||
| Santiago de Cuba | 30-06-1898 | Swimming | FATAL | YES | male | ||
| Off Santiago de Cuba | 31-12-1897 | 13 men in the water after sailboat capsized & sank | FATAL, 7 survived but 6 were taken by sharks | YES | seamen | ||
| Havana Harbor | 17-09-1895 | Night | Questionable | Shipwreck | Probable drowning & scavenging | NO | male |
| Havana Harbor | 16-05-1893 | 16h00 | His balloon crashed in the harbor | FATAL | YES | Ramon Margulies, aeronaut | |
| Havana Harbor | 19-06-1892 | Riding a horse | FATAL | YES | a mestizo |
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