Date1898 (soon after the close of the Spanish-American War)
TypeUnprovoked
CountryCUBA
LocationOff Santiago de Cuba
Activity13 men in the water after sailboat capsized & sank
InjuryFATAL, 7 survived but 6 were taken by sharks
Victimseamen, Male
SourceJ. E. Kirby, letter to Captain Dinning, dated 10/14/1927
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