List of all shark attacks in libya
Fatal Attacks
3
Unprovoked Attacks
5
Total Attacks
6
There have been a total of 6 shark attacks in LIBYA. Out of those, 3 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 50.00%. 5 attacks came out of the blue while 1 have been provoked by humans.
Provoked
Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gars Garabulli | 24-11-2017 | Some drowned but other may have been killed by blue sharks | 2 boats capsized | FATAL | YES | 31 migrants | |
| Off Tripoli | Sponge diving | Lacerations to thorax and hands | NO | T riantafyllos | |||
| Tripoli | Diving for sponges | Bitten by shark, but repelled it with his 'skandalopetra' | NO | male | |||
| Kirinaiki | Sponge diving | FATAL | YES | a diver from Kalymnos | |||
| Off Bengasi | 11-10-1899 | Sponge diving | FATAL | YES | Skoumbourdi | ||
| Off Bengasi | 11-10-1899 | Diving | Lacerations to head | NO | John Cataris |
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