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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grounded off Scarborough Shoals, 150 miles northwest of Manila in the South China Sea | 29-08-1965 | Shark involvement not confirmed | Arsinoe, a French tanker | One man was lost, but he may have drowned | NO | French seaman | |
| 100 miles southeast of Manila | 13-05-1963 | Boat, with 42 passengers onboard, capsized in rough seas | Of the 42 people on board, 5 died of exposure, others drowned or were taken by sharks. Survivors were rescued after spending 3 days in the water. | YES | Most were women & children | ||
| Manila Bay | 16-10-1961 | Gathering shells | Right leg severed | NO | fisherman | ||
| 04-06-1960 | Morning | Diving for shells, saw shark circling wife near the surface, intercepted shark & it pulled him beneath the water | FATAL, body not recovered | YES | 58yo Leonardo Mendoza | ||
| 22-11-1951 | Shipwrecked; adrift on raft for 2 days & 2 nights | FATAL, two men survived, one succumbed to shark bite & exhaustion | YES | 3 fishermen | |||
| 2 kilometres off Sagay | 31-12-1941 | Sailing from Gingood, Misamis Oriental to Sagay (normally a 2-day voyage) capsized with 6 on board, three men were taken by sharks when they attempted to swim to shore. | FATAL | YES | Andong & 2 others | ||
| 10-01-1921 | Questionable | Buttons & shoes found in shark caught in fish trap | NO | ||||
| 29-11-1912 | Swimming from foundered vessel | FATAL | YES | 19yo Bessie Lambert | |||
| Port Isabela de Basilan | 30-09-1901 | Taking catch from a fish weir in which the shark was snared | Right thigh bitten | NO | Dahkus, a Molussa Moro | ||
| Off Lubang Island | 19-11-1899 | Sea Disaster | FATAL | YES | wreck of the steamship Hubeh |
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