List of all shark attacks by Oceanic Whitetip shark
Fatal Attacks
7
Unprovoked Attacks
25
Total Attacks
33
Oceanic Whitetip shark is responsible for 33 attacks. Out of those, 7 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 21.21%. 25 attacks came out of the blue while 8 have been provoked by humans.
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| Country | Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGYPT | Sha’ab Mahmud, Ras Mohamed Park | 05-11-2003 | 2.5 oceanic whitetip shark | Snorkeling | Hand/elbow injured | NO | Igor Fedorov | |
| USA | Ewa Beach, O'ahu | 10-04-2001 | 07h00 | 1 m shark, possibly whitetip reef shark | Surfing | Minor punctures & lacerations on left hand | NO | Gilbert Dano |
| EGYPT | Safaga | 10-08-1997 | Thought to involve an oceanic whitetip shark or a white shark | Fishing | FATAL | YES | 16yo Ayman Abul Hassan | |
| EGYPT / ISRAEL | 1 km off the mouth of Marsa Bereika, north of Ras Mohammed | 22-07-1996 | 18h00 | said to involve an oceanic whitetip shark | Free diving with a pod of dolphins | Bitten on back, shoulder & chest | NO | Martin Christopher Richardson |
| CARIBBEAN SEA | Off Dominican Republic | 03-01-1993 | Two 3 m [10'] oceanic whitetip sharks | No injury to occupants. Sharks, attracted to offal from slaughtered dolphin, attacked & damaged their canoe | NO | 32 & 30yo canoe, occupants: Chris Newman & Stewart Newman | ||
| USA | St. Croix, Cane Bay | 13-10-1972 | Oceanic whitetip shark x 2 | Scuba diving | FATAL, body not recovered | YES | Rodney Temple | |
| SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN | Reportedly: oceanic whitetip sharks, blue sharks, tiger sharks & bull sharks | Torpedoed & burning British light cruiser with a crew of 450 men | Only 170 survived, many of the crew were said to have been taken by sharks | YES | ||||
| NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN | Between Wake & Johnston Islands | Survivors said 2 species of sharks were involved: oceanic whitetip sharks and another species, | "Flying Tiger" transport plane went down with 5 men onboard | Bitten several times before being rescued after 43 hours in the sea by the freighter Stell Advocate | NO | Robert C. Hightower | ||
| NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN | Between Wake & Johnston Islands | Survivors said 2 species of sharks were involved: oceanic whitetip sharks and another species | "Flying Tiger" transport plane went down with 5 men onboard | FATAL | YES | R.C. Olsen | ||
| SOUTH AFRICA | 50 km off St. Lucia | 09h30 | 1.8 m to 2.4 m [6' to 8'] sharks, most were oceanic whitetip sharks | U-177 torpedoed & sank the troopship Nova Scotia | 192 survived, but 750 perished. Many were taken by sharks, including Levine | YES | Sammy Levine & his pet parrot |
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