The destroyer was driven ashore on the coast of Brittany, France. A total of 233 crew were removed by a French coast guard helicopter. A French tug refloated the ship.[4]
The oil rig, being towed on a barge, ran aground at Guernsey, Channel Islands, when the tow broke in a storm. Her crew were rescued by the St. Peter Port Lifeboat and Royal Navy helicopters.[5]
3 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1978
Ship
Country
Description
Italy
The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the Tyrrhenian Sea 56 nautical miles (104 km; 64 mi) southwest of Cape Miseno.[6]
The tanker collided with bulk carrier (France) off the Norfolk coast and capsized, remaining afloat for a number of days afterwards.[17] Bow section blown up and sunk on 1 June.[18] About 5,000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil were spilt.[19]
The 70-foot (21.3 m) vessel sank off the Aleutian Islands 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) from Dutch Harbor, Alaska. The vessels Cape Lynch and Crystal (both United States) rescued her crew.[24]
The coaster collided with (Ivory Coast) and sank in the Seine 16 nautical miles (30 km) downstream of Rouen, France with the loss of four of her five crew.[28][29]
The 18-gross register tonmotor vessel sank off , Alaska.[31]
8 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1978
Ship
Country
Description
Norway
The tanker collided with the bulk carrier (Greece) and sank off Ouessant, France. The bulk carrier (United Kingdom) washed out her tanks in the area where the accident occurred. She was forced to stop by (Marine Nationale) after ignoring demands from the dredger Baccarat (France) to stop. Her captain was fined ₣50,000 (then £5,800) for illegally discharging the oil.[32]
The 137-gross register ton, 72.7-foot (22.2 m) crab-fishing vesselcapsized and sank in the Gulf of Alaska off the south end of Alaska′s Kodiak Island with the loss of four lives. There was one survivor.[47]
The motor vessel was overdue on a trip in Hawaii between Honolulu Harbor and Kawaihae Harbor and was presumed capsized and sunk in the Pacific Ocean.[55]
The tug was severely damaged by fire. Declared a constructive total loss and consequently scrapped.[60]
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^Jones, Tim (17 October 1978). "Gales forecast as salvage team battles against time to save stricken tanker". The Times. No. 60434. London. col D, p. 1.
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