List of all shark attacks in italy
Fatal Attacks
14
Unprovoked Attacks
26
Total Attacks
71
There have been a total of 71 shark attacks in ITALY. Out of those, 14 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 19.72%. 26 attacks came out of the blue while 45 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off Chioggia | Night | 5m shark | Fishing trawler Flavio Gioia | No injury to occupants. Shark tore nets & trawl and struck boat repeatedly | NO | 10 crew | |
| Catania | White shark, 4 m [13'] | Fishing on a boat | No injury to occupants | NO | |||
| Tyrrhenian Sea | Flying Fortress bomber aircraft went down after daytime raid on Naples. He was swimming on the surface | Bitten on arms, hands & feet while awaiting rescue | NO | Lieutenant Robert D. Kurz (U.S.), co-pilot | |||
| Borgeo Verezzi | Invalid | No injury | NO | row boat: 2 occupants | |||
| Riva Trigoso | 200-lb shark | Fishing | Bitten by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 17yo Franco Podesta | ||
| Elba Island | 2 m shark | Swimming | No injury | NO | 17yo Domenico Murolo | ||
| Galliera dock, Genoa | Fishing | Face & arms injured by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | male | |||
| Capo Santa Croce | Questionable | Swimming | Disappeared, but shark involvement unconfirmed | NO | 20yo Antonio Tornatori | ||
| 1.5 miles south of San Felice Circeo | White shark, 13'10", 1320-lb female | Scuba diving | Survived | NO | Goffredo Lombardo | ||
| B-24 aircraft crashed into the sea | FATAL | YES | male, a member of the crew |
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