shark attack in A shark was caught its head severed from body and hung from the anchor davit onboard the U.S.S. Borie in 1927

Nicaragua | Salinas Bay | A shark was caught its head severed from body and hung from the anchor davit onboard the U.S.S. Borie

Incident Details:

year: 1927
location: A shark was caught its head severed from body and hung from the anchor davit onboard the U.S.S. Borie
area: Salinas Bay
country: Nicaragua
fatality: non-fatal
species: unknown
victim: a sailor
gender: M
age: unknown
injury: Sharks?s jaws snapped shut lacerating his right hand PROVOKED INCIDENT
time:
species detail:
source: G.A. Llano p.178
species: unknown shark
date: 14-Feb-27
activity: Feeling the shark?s teeth

Reconstruction of the Shark Attack

In the year 1927 on the date reported as 14-Feb-27 - a sailor, a male aged unknown was Feeling the shark?s teeth near A shark was caught its head severed from body and hung from the anchor davit onboard the U.S.S. Borie. An unknown shark was reported to have attacked a sailor. The attack was non-fatal (Sharks?s jaws snapped shut lacerating his right hand PROVOKED INCIDENT)