Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1926 Steamship bound from Cape Town to Philadelphia, South of the Equator, SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1926

⏰ Night

📍 Location

Steamship bound from Cape Town to Philadelphia, South of the Equator, SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

🌍 SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 26

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

When taken back on board 2 hours later both legs were bleeding from shark bites

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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