Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

INDIA

Shark attacks in INDIA. Browse 39 documented incidents.

39

Total Incidents

20

Fatal Attacks

34

Different Locations

Locations

INDIA

3 incidents

Chennai (formerly Madras), Tamil Nadu, INDIA

2 incidents

Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, INDIA

2 incidents

Madras, Tamil Nadu, INDIA

2 incidents

Vaitarna River, Palghar District, Maharashtra, INDIA

1 incident

Mahabalipuram beach, 37 km south of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, INDIA

1 incident

Machhagan, Orissa, INDIA

1 incident

Mouth of Devi River at Machgaon, Orissa, INDIA

1 incident

Vanagiri, Madras (Chennai), Bay of Bengal, Tamil Nadu, INDIA

1 incident

Off Trivandrum (west coast), INDIA

1 incident

All Incidents

🟡 Non-fatal Bull Shark Attack - 2024
📍 Vaitarna River, Palghar District, Maharashtra, INDIA
🟡 Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 2003
📍 Mahabalipuram beach, 37 km south of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, INDIA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1959
📍 Machhagan, Orissa, INDIA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1959
📍 Mouth of Devi River at Machgaon, Orissa, INDIA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1955
📍 Vanagiri, Madras (Chennai), Bay of Bengal, Tamil Nadu, INDIA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1952
📍 Off Trivandrum (west coast), INDIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1946
📍 Chennai, INDIA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1944
📍 Triplicane Beach, Chennai, INDIA
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1939
📍 Chennai (formerly Madras), Tamil Nadu, INDIA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1938
📍 Hooghley River near Budge-Budge, West Bengal, INDIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1928
📍 INDIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1928
📍 INDIA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1893
📍 Madras Harbor, Bay of Bengal, INDIA
🟡 Non-fatal Diving Attack - 1890
📍 Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, INDIA
🟡 Non-fatal Diving Attack - 1890
📍 Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, INDIA
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1889
📍 Madras, Tamil Nadu, INDIA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1888
📍 Cutch Coast, Gujarat, INDIA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1881
📍 At Panihattu, Barrackpore, Dackhineshwar, Barahonagore, Kashipur & Chitpur down to Baug Bazar ghats, INDIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1880
📍 Ganges River, West Bengal, INDIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1880
📍 Hoogly River, West Bengal, INDIA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1880
📍 Panihati, 4 miles south of Barrackpore on the Hoogly River, West Bengal, INDIA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1880
📍 (Calcutta?), West Bengal, INDIA
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1879
📍 Port Blair, Andaman Islands, INDIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1877
📍 Near Calcutta, Hoogly River, INDIA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1871
📍 Hoogly River at Multah, 22ºN, 88ºE, INDIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1870
📍 Calcutta, Hoogly River at one of the ghats, 22ºN, 88ºE, INDIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1870
📍 Near Sobah Bazar, 22ºN, 88ºE, INDIA
🟡 Non-fatal Wading Attack - 1870
📍 Hoogly River, Calcutta, West Bengal, INDIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1870
📍 Hatkolah, Ghat,, 22ºN, 88ºE, INDIA
🔴 Fatal Wading Attack - 1868
📍 Ghat, Hoogly River, INDIA
🔴 Fatal Surfing Attack - 1842
📍 Chennai (formerly Madras), Tamil Nadu, INDIA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1830
📍 St. Thomé, Tamil Nadu, INDIA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1830
📍 Madras, Tamil Nadu, INDIA
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1817
📍 Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, INDIA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1808
📍 Hooghly River, INDIA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1802
📍 INDIA
🟡 Non-fatal Wading Attack - 1637
📍 Hooghly River mouth, West Bengal, INDIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1617
📍 Ganges Delta, West Bengal, INDIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1595
📍 River Cochin, Kerala, INDIA