Date08-Nov-1988
TypeSea Disaster
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationOff North Keppel Island, off Yeppoon
ActivityThe Christie V sank on 11/6/1988, survivors were adrift on a dinghy
InjuryFATAL When James Coucom, the lone survivor, was rescued, "2 sharks were pounding on the dinghy"
VictimBruce Coucom, Male, 17 years old
TimeEarly morning
SourceH. Edwards, pp.115-116
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