Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1941 Off Sierra Leone, In Convoy OB 274, SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1941

⏰ 19h55

📍 Location

Off Sierra Leone, In Convoy OB 274, SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

🌍 SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 19

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Clothing torn by sharks

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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