Incident Report

East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Sunday, March 5, 1978

Non-fatalBoatingSustained

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Sustained

Injury Severity

Minor

Injury Details

No injury to occupants; shark rammed boat 4 times, bit engine & cracked the hull

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Environmental

Moon Phase

Waning Crescent

Season

Summer (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Sunday

Individual

Name

6 m skiboat, occupants: P.A. Reeder & crew

Activity

Boating

Location

Address

East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Body of Water

Indian Ocean

Location Type

Boat

Coordinates

-33.0174, 27.9047

East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

Location

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