Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

1940 Koper, Adriatic Sea, SLOVENIA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1940

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Koper, Adriatic Sea, SLOVENIA

🌍 SLOVENIA

🏊 Activity

Boating

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Watercraft

🩹 Injury Details

No inury to occupants, shark struck boat

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

This species has been involved in 744 documented attacks in our database.

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