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BASRA Grand Bahama reports shark attack
By d'Von Archer
Jul 13, 2011 - 4:51:06 PM

Freeport, Bahamas -
On July 13th Around 12:30pm Basra received a distress call from the vessel Lady Joe that they had a man that had been bitten by a shark. His left arm was almost bitten off. Gary Simmons from BASRA also heard the call and responded immediately. BASRA base then called 911 and requested an ambulance to Port Lucaya. BASRA Base then went mobile to meet the ambulance. The injured Man was stabilized and moved to the awaiting ambulance. The crew reported that they were diving on shark junction with the proper dive flag erected, when a glass-bottom boat, Ocean View, came over them whilst chumming the waters. The glass-bottom boat's crew were yelled at many times that divers were in the water, but to no avail.

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Visitor attacked by a shark off Grand Bahama
Submitted by Royal Bahamas Police Force
Wednesday, 13 July 2011 16:21

This afternoon, Wednesday 13th July, 2011, a 54 year old resident of Florida, a visitor to the island is hospitalised after being attacked by a shark shortly before 1:00pm today in waters off Port Lucaya, Grand Bahama.

Initial reports are that the American was diving along with others when he was bitten by a shark on the upper right arm. He was taken to the Rand Memorial Hospital where he is being attended for the injury.

The victim is in ‘stable’ condition and investigations are continuing into this matter.

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