Incident Report

Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania, Australia

Thursday, January 7, 1960

Non-fatalShellfishingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Severity

Minor

Injury Details

No injury to occupant, shark rammed boat

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Environmental

Moon Phase

First Quarter

Season

Summer (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Thursday

Individual

Name

16' boat, occupant: W. Lonergan

Activity

Shellfishing

Location

Address

Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania, Australia

Body of Water

Tasman Sea

Location Type

Boat

Coordinates

-43.0185, 147.9242

Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania, Australia

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

Location

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Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania, Australia

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