Shark attack, 1942-11-28 (Sea Disaster)
Location: 50 km off St. Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA
Time: 09h30
Activity: U-177 torpedoed & sank the troopship Nova Scotia
Victim: Sammy Levine & his pet parrot (M, age )
Injury: 192 survived, but 750 perished. Many were taken by sharks, including Levine
Fatal: Y
Species: 1.8 m to 2.4 m [6' to 8'] sharks, most were oceanic whitetip sharks
Source: L. de Lease; M. Levine, GSAF