Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack

1993 Between Santa Cruz Island and Santa Barbara, California, USA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1993

⏰ 11h30

📍 Location

Between Santa Cruz Island and Santa Barbara, California, USA

🌍 USA

🏊 Activity

Other

⚕️ Outcome

No Injury

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: Unknown

🏷️ Attack Type

Watercraft

🩹 Injury Details

No injury to occupants; shark circled boat repeatedly then rammed the vessel 3 times

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

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

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