Date10-Sep-1989
TypeWatercraft
CountryUSA
LocationOff Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles
ActivityObserving a shark feeding on a carcass of a humpback whale
Species4 to 5 m white shark
InjuryNo injury to occupants. Shark bit boat's swim step & repeatedly pushed the boat away whenever if came within 4 to 5 m of the whale carcass
Victim11.6 m fibreglass boat. Occupants: Tony DeCriston & Dan Fink
SourceR. Collier
Shark Data Lab