The list of shipwrecks in 1978 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1978.
January
5 January
7 January
12 January
13 January
26 January
February 2 February
3 February
7 February
10 February
23 February
March
10 March
16 March
19 March
23 March
29 March
April 1 April
7 April
11 April
14 April
May 2 May
6 May
12 May
18 May
19 May
22 May
29 May
30 May
June 12 June
13 June
17 June
25 June
28 June
July 1 July
2 July
5 July
8 July
18 July
23 July
30 July
August
3 August
12 August
18 August
24 August
27 August
31 August
September 1 September
6 September
8 September
13 September
14 September
18 September
20 September
27 September
29 September
Unknown date
October 2 October
3 October
9 October
12 October
18 October
20 October
23 October
30 October
31 October
November 3 November
4 November
7 November
8 November
16 November
20 November
23 November
30 November
Unknown date
December 1 December
2 December
6 December
7 December
11 December
12 December
13 December
14 December
22 December
30 December
Unknown date
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