Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1923 20 miles from Havana, Caribbean Sea, CUBA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1923

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

20 miles from Havana, Caribbean Sea, CUBA

🌍 CUBA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

Although this incident is listed elsewhere as a shark attack, the account of the disaster suggests the 4 who perished probably drowned. Five people survived

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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