Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Fatal Attack

1942 30 nm southeast of Guantanamo Bay, Guantanamo Province, CUBA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1942

⏰ Ship aban-doned at 03h10

📍 Location

30 nm southeast of Guantanamo Bay, Guantanamo Province, CUBA

🌍 CUBA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Sea Disaster

🩹 Injury Details

Of her crew of 50, eight perished, including the two injured men

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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