Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

1956 between Filfla Island and Wied iz-Zurrieq, Congreve Channel, MALTA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1956

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

between Filfla Island and Wied iz-Zurrieq, Congreve Channel, MALTA

🌍 MALTA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

No injury to occupants, but Emmanuel "later died of shock in hospital"

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

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

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