List of all shark attacks in philippines
Fatal Attacks
36
Unprovoked Attacks
30
Total Attacks
62
There have been a total of 62 shark attacks in PHILIPPINES. Out of those, 36 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 58.06%. 30 attacks came out of the blue while 32 have been provoked by humans.
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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USS Gambier Bay CVE-73 shelled & sunk at 09h57 on 10/24/1944, by Japanes fleet enroute to attack the Allied landing force at Leyte. | When survivors werer rescued on 10/27/1944 by PC 623 there were many sharks in the area | YES | A. man floating next to Charles G. Heinl | ||||
| Near mouth of River Cumalarang, 5 miles from Port Isabela, Basilan Island | "Nose hanging by a threat, prints of shark's teeth over entire right cheek" | NO | Apy | ||||
| The coastwise steamer San Basilio capsized in a typhoon | FATAL | YES | male | ||||
| Between Unisan & Angadanan Islands | Afternoon | Fishing boat capsized | 10 of the 15 people perished, bodies of some who drowned were scavenged by sharks | YES | 15 shipwrecked passengers and crew were in the water | ||
| Manila Bay | Bathing | Leg bitten | NO | 21yo Frank Abernathy | |||
| Island of Panay, Iliolo | 15h00 | Swimming | Left thigh stripped of flesh 4" above the knee | NO | S. McKie, apprentice 1st class on the U.S. Naval ship Annapolis | ||
| USS Hull DD-350 was one of 3 destroyers that capsized in Typhoon Cobra | 9' shark | Swimming near life raft | Arm bitten | NO | 19yo Nicholas Nagurney | ||
| USS Hoel DD 533 sunk on 10/24/1944 in the Battle off Samar. 2 crewmen were swimmng alongside a floater net & | FATAL, both were killed by sharks | YES | 2 men | ||||
| Mouth of Langoyan River, Davao City | Lifeboat capsized | FATAL, body not recovered | YES | 20yo Leopoldo Sanchez, a messboy from the ship MV Maripaz | |||
| Balud | 12h15 | ship M.V. Rizal sank during typhoon | 65 people survived, 27 perished. Several people were bitten & one man lost his leg to a shark. | YES | Mamerto Daanong, Tomas Inog & others |
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