Incident Report

False Bay Road, Pringle Bay, Western Cape 7196, South Africa

Tuesday, February 3, 1976

Non-fatalBoatingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Severity

Minor

Injury Details

No injury to occupants, shark rammed bow, driving its head into the hull

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Environmental

Moon Phase

Waxing Crescent

Season

Summer (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Tuesday

Individual

Name

6 m boat Suki Saki, occupants: E.C. Landells & 2 friends

Activity

Boating

Location

Address

Pringle Bay, Western Cape, South Africa

Body of Water

Indian Ocean

Location Type

Boat

Coordinates

-34.3486, 18.8270

False Bay Road, Pringle Bay, Western Cape 7196, South Africa

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