The list of shipwrecks in 1978 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1978.
The tanker ran aground on Portsall Rocks, three nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) off the coast of Brittany, and was wrecked.
She was loaded with 255,000 tonnes of crude oil.
The cargo ship ran aground at Punta Cana, Dominican Republic and was wrecked.
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