Date11-Nov-1943
TypeSea Disaster
CountryPACIFIC OCEAN
Location22º08'S : 178º06'W
ActivityThe 6711-ton American freighter & troop transport Cape San Juan was torpedoed by the Japanese submarine I-21
InjuryOf the 1,429 people on board, only 448 survived. Sharks were attacking survivors as they were being rescued
Victimmales, Male
SourceM. McDiarmid, p.67
Shark Data Lab