Incident Report

Western Cape, South Africa

Tuesday, January 5, 1988

Non-fatalBoatingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Severity

Minor

Injury Details

No injury to occupants; shark ripped off fibreglass hull, swamping boat PROVOKED INCIDENT

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Environmental

Moon Phase

Full Moon

Season

Summer (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Tuesday

Individual

Name

5 m inflatable boat, occupants: Kobus Potgieter & 5 friends

Activity

Boating

Location

Address

Western Cape, South Africa

Body of Water

Indian Ocean

Location Type

Boat

Coordinates

-34.3667, 22.2333

Western Cape, South Africa

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

Location

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Incident Profile

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