Ceuta ACTIVITY: Bathing CASE: GSAF 1911.07.31.R DATE: Reported Monday July 31,1911 LOCATION: The attack took place in the Mediterranean Sea at Ceuta, Spain. 35º53'18"N, 5º18'56"W NAME: Unknown DESCRIPTION: He was a soldier from the garrison. BACKGROUND ENVIRONMENT: Ceuta lies in mainland Africa and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is a 7.1 square mile autonomous city of Spain, an enclave located on the north coast of North Africa. (Located just 20 km from the coast of Spain, prior to 1995 Ceuta was considered part of Cadiz Province.) Ceuta is surrounded by Morocco and separated from the Iberian Peninsula by the Strait of Gibraltar. NARRATIVE: No details INJURY: Fatal. His leg was severely bitten. TREATMENT: When the soldier was taken to hospital it was decided that his injured limb should be amputated. The operation took place the next day, but he succumbed to his injury. SPECIES: Not identified. On July 28, 1911, several sailors saw a shark off the construction
quay of the Northern dock. They fought it for a short time before killing it. The shark was 3.5 metres long and weighed 400 kilograms. The previous month, at the same place they killed another shark which was feared by fishermen and bathers. SOURCES: El Siglo Futuro, July 31, 1911. page 3 Noticiero Granadino, July 31, 1911, front page La Correspondencia Militar, July 31, 1911, front page El Siglo Futuro, August 1, 1911, page 3 El Globo (Madrid), August 1. 1911, page 3 Heraldo de Madrid, August 1, 1911, page 5 El Tiempo, August 2, 1911. page 4 La Correspondencia de Valencia, August 2, 1911, front page El Imparcial, August 2, 1911, page 3 La Voz de Menorca, August 2, 2011, page 3 El Pueblo Manchego, August 2, 1911, page 2 El Telegrama Del Rif, August 3, 1911, page 2 La Correspondencia de Valencia, August 4, 1911, front page CASE INVESTIGATOR: Chris Moore TRANSLATIONS: Elettra Zanetti
El Siglo Futuro July 31, 1911, page 3 El Globo August 1. 1911, page 3 Noticiero Granadino July 31, 1911 front page La Correspondencia Militar July 31, 1911 front page From Ceuta Shark killed by sailors Ceuta 29, On the construction quay of the Northern dock, several sailors saw a monstrous shark. They fought her for a short time before killing her. The shark was 3.5 metres long and weighed 400 kilograms. A month previously, at the same place they killed another shark which was feared by fishermen and bathers. These monsters are extremely voracious and they like to come close to the beach.
Heraldo de Madrid August 1, 1911, page 5 El Siglo Futuro August 1, 1911 page 3 El Tiempo August 2, 1911 page 4 La Correspondencia de Valencia August 2, 1911, front page El Imparcial August 2, 1911, page 3 CEUTA by Cable Abd-el-Azis holds conference. Bitten by a shark. Sanitary Measures. The Ponce de Leon. Ceuta 31st Passengers arriving from Tangiers aboard the steamship Vincente Ferrer have confirmed that the ex-sultan Abdel-Aziz has frequently met with people from Kabilas in the interior of the country; these meetings are thought to be important. Reports from Tetouan suggest that the region remains peaceful; the market in Ceuta has been extremely busy. While a soldier from the garrison was bathing he was bitten by a shark which left him seriously injured. When the soldier was taken to hospital he was in serious condition and it was decided that the injured limb should be amputated. The operation will take place tomorrow. La Voz de Menorca August 2, 2011, page 3 El Telegrama Del Rif August 3, 1911, page 2 El Pueblo Manchego August 2, 1911, page 2
La Correspondencia de Valencia, August 4, 1911, front page Ceuta 3rd August The Moor bitten by a shark died.
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