Kiribati | Phoenix Group | Nikumaroro Island

Incident Details:

year: 1929
location: Nikumaroro Island
area: Phoenix Group
country: Kiribati
fatality: non-fatal
species: unknown
victim:
gender: b
age: unknown
injury: 11 of her crew perished probably all deaths were due to drowning
time:
species detail:
source: Hartford Courant 2-15-1930
species: unknown shark
date: 29-Nov-29
activity: Sea Disaster wreck of the SS Norwich City

Reconstruction of the Shark Attack

In the year 1929 on the date reported as 29-Nov-29 - , a female aged unknown was Sea Disaster wreck of the SS Norwich City near Nikumaroro Island. An unknown shark was reported to have attacked . The attack was non-fatal (11 of her crew perished probably all deaths were due to drowning)