List of all shark attacks in persian-gulf
Fatal Attacks
1
Unprovoked Attacks
3
Total Attacks
4
There have been a total of 4 shark attacks in PERSIAN GULF. Out of those, 1 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 25.00%. 3 attacks came out of the blue while 1 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitten after dhow shipwrecked | Abdomen bitten, but she survived. Most of the 40 others that survived the wreck, were taken by sharks | NO | Arab woman | ||||
| Khark Island | 06-09-1961 | 10h30 | 1.5 m to 1.8 m [5' to 6'] shark | Free diving, surveying a pipeline & examing cathodes under jetty | 3" cut on sole of foot | NO | I. Padden |
| Dubai | 07-04-1961 | Cargo ship Dara sank after collision with another ship during a severe storm | Some of the survivors said to have been bitten by sharks | YES | |||
| 13-06-1890 | Fell overboard | Severe lacerations to foot | NO | a Frenchman |
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