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Attacks in History

Historical accounts of shark attacks that took place on a certain Date

By Scott Curatolo-Wagemann

Great White Shark gets head into Shark Diving Cage

I went shark diving March 21st, 2013 for the first time in Gansbaai, South Africa with my sister Leanne Plummer and best friends Peter Lipscombe, Richard Lipscombe and Monica Kronfli .. and managed to catch this on film!! [youtube MGsdIrlrSi8] Video uploaded by Bryan...

No Chicken Special – Gutsy Divers Wanted

Shark fears bite business at dive school One of Perth’s biggest scuba diving businesses has had to offer extraordinary discounts to lure people into the water after an unprecedented spate of shark attacks slashed its profitability. Perth Diving Academy, which has...

Sharks take a bite out of WA surfing business

Surfing businesses in Western Australia are suffering because the increase in shark sightings and attacks is scaring their customers out of the water. Surf stores and schools in the "shark attack capital of the world" have sustained a drop in sales of surfboards,...

Swimmers shun Muriwai beach

Two weeks after a fatal shark attack, things at Muriwai Beach are still a little different. On a glorious summer's day there is only a handful of people in the water, none much more than waist-deep. Around at Maori Bay, the few surfers who are out half-jokingly talk...

Minister downplays boat shark fears

The Fisheries Minister says he is confident a new Fisheries boat, with an inflatable hull, will be safe, despite operating in waters frequented by great white sharks. Norman Moore officially launched the vessel in Busselton on Friday - the boat will be used to carry...

Liya Sibili vs Marcella

On December 25, 2012  Liya Sibili, of Gauteng, was attacked and killed by a shark while swimming at the notorious Second Beach, Port St. Johns. Billed as the most dangerous beach in the world after seven fatal attacks in as many years. Did Marcella visit Second Beach...

Welcome to Shark Attack Survivors

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Aggressive Shark At Tunnels

Terry Lilly got a beautiful picture and a bit of a scare spearfishing at Tunnels recently. After spearing a fish, a Galapagos shark charged in and stole it. Lilly says the 10-foot shark was one of the most aggressive he’s encountered, even following him toward the...

British tourist pulls shark away from Australia beach

  [youtube VeplQKWDmb4] Video uploaded by IBTimesUK on 21. January 2013 : A British holidaymaker grappled with a shark in shallow waters off a busy beach as children frolicked in the sea. Paul Marshallsea wrestled with the 6ft fish when it swam towards beachgoers...

Bull shark gets into swimming enclosure

A LARGE shark managed to get into a swimming enclosure near a popular picnic spot on Macleay Island, off the southeast Queensland coast. Police were alerted to the bull shark in the swimming area, which is surrounded by a net, at Macleay Island in Moreton Bay about...

Thousands of sharks share South Florida’s surf

Florida Atlantic University Associate Professor Stephen Kajiura conducts aerial surveys of migrating sharks along south Florida beaches. By David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel2:46 p.m. EST, January 18, 2013   The sharks stream in the thousands up South Florida's coast,...

Great white shark off Jacksonville Beach

 Great white shark was 'in the surf break off Jacksonville Beach'   OCEARCH.org-Captain Brett McBride climbs into the shark lift with Mary Lee, a shark that has been tracked off the First Coast's shores the week of Jan. 8. The great white weighs in at 3,456...

Don’t get bitten by a shark myth

WITH two attacks already and alarms sounding so often it's reminiscent of the Blitz, beach lovers fear we're in for another "Summer of the shark". Surfer Luke Allan lost a finger and suffered a thigh wound when he was attacked near Port Macquarie on December 28. Two...