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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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havana Harbor | 30-11-1873 | Swimming / escaping imprisonment | Legs severed bitten, later surgically amputated | NO | 27yo Franz Mayer | ||
| Remedios | 25-06-1867 | boat from ship Josephine capsized in squall | FATAL | YES | 2 crew clinging to floating barrels | ||
| 60 miles off Trinidad de Cuba | 24-09-1861 | Deserting the bark Nazarene | Lacerations | NO | Caughlin (A.K.A. James Dilano) | ||
| Havana Harbor | 19-08-1846 | Bathing | Leg severed | NO | male | ||
| Matanzas | 13-04-1839 | "a large shark" | Sitting on gunwale of boat | FATAL | YES | sailor | |
| 27-08-1826 | HBM Magpie foundered in a squall | FATAL | YES | Lieutenant Edward Smith |
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