Date26-Feb-1852
TypeSea Disaster
CountrySOUTH AFRICA
LocationDanger Point
ActivityWreck of the steamship Birkenhead
SpeciesWhite sharks
InjuryFATAL. All of the women & children on board survived, but many of the 445 men that perished were taken by sharks
VictimMale
Time01h50
SourceD. Davies, pp.182-184; M. Levine, GSAF
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