Date15-Jul-1950
TypeUnprovoked
CountryCUBA
ActivitySwept off deck of S.S.Frontenac enroute from West Indies to US
InjuryFound at 21h30 by searchlight. Had been constantly harassed by sharks & had numerous lacerations
VictimJohan Loekstad, a Norwegian seaman, Male, 30 years old
Time18h15 to 21h30
SourceL.A. Times, 8/20/1950; Evening Star (Washington, DC), 8/24/1950; V.M. Coppleson (1962), p.259
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