Incident Report

Macassar, Western Cape, South Africa

Monday, November 12, 1979

Non-fatalFishing

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Incident Profile

Injury Severity

Minor

Injury Details

No injury to occupants; hooked shark tore out part of transom, bit skeg of motor and snapped the steel trace PROVOKED INCIDENT

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Environmental

Moon Phase

Last Quarter

Season

Spring (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Monday

Individual

Name

skiboat, occupants: Gustav Boettger, Clive Mason, Keith Murrison & Sweis Olivier

Activity

Fishing

Location

Address

Macassar, Western Cape, South Africa

Body of Water

Indian Ocean

Location Type

Boat

Coordinates

-34.0645, 18.7653

Macassar, Western Cape, South Africa

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

Location

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Macassar, Western Cape, South Africa

Incident Profile

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