Incident Report

California, United States

Sunday, August 15, 1993

Non-fatalBoatingBump-and-Bite

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Bump-and-Bite

Injury Details

No injury to occupants; shark circled boat repeatedly then rammed the vessel 3 times

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Water Depth

Standing

Shallow

Moderate

Deep

Environmental

Moon Phase

Waning Crescent

Season

Summer (Northern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Saturday

Individual

Name

21 m sportfishing vessel Seabiscuit. Occupants: Captain Louie Abbott & 2 dozen anglers

Activity

Boating

Location

Address

Oxnard, California, United States

Body of Water

Pacific Ocean

Location Type

Boat

Coordinates

34.0500, -119.7000

California, United States

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

Location

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