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List of shipwrecks in 1988

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The list of shipwrecks in 1988 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1988.

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1988
Jan Feb Mar Apr
May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec
Unknown date

January[]

29 January[]

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1988
Ship Country Description
Rolandia Flag of Cyprus Cyprus The cargo ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean 820 nautical miles (1,520 km) south west of Land's End, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of all twelve crew.[1]

February[]

8 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1988
Ship Country Description
Simone Marguerite Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium The trawler ran ashore on the Cressars Rock, Penzance, Cornwall in a SW gale after steering the wrong side of the pole. Refloated by the Penlee Lifeboat.[2]

12 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1988
Ship Country Description
USS Yorktown Flag of the United States United States Navy Deliberately rammed by Bezzavetnyy (Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union Soviet Navy) in the Black Sea.

16 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1988
Ship Country Description
Sol Phryne Flag of Greece Greece Sunk by a limpet mine at Limassol, Cyprus. Later raised and taken to Bijela, Yugoslavia.

29 February[]

List of shipwrecks: 29 February 1988
Ship Country Description
Vinca Gorthon Flag of Sweden Sweden The cargo ship capsized in the North Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) off the coast of the Netherlands. All seventeen crew were rescued.[3]

March[]

31 March[]

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1988
Ship Country Description
Haven Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Iran–Iraq War: The supertanker was hit by an Iranian missile in the Strait of Hormuz and set on fire.[4] Subsequently repaired and returned to service.

April[]

14 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1988
Ship Country Description
USS Samuel B. Roberts Flag of the United States United States Navy Struck a mine and severely damaged, breaking her keel. Salvaged and repaired at a cost of US$. The attack led to Operation Praying Mantis being carried out.

19 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1988
Ship Country Description
Sahand Flag of Iran Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Operation Praying Mantis – set on fire by aircraft bombing and a missile from USS Joseph Strauss (Flag of the United States United States Navy) 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Larak Island. Ship abandoned and burnt for several hours before an explosion sank her in 660 feet (200 m) of water.

24 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1988
Ship Country Description
USS Bonefish Flag of the United States United States Navy Onboard fire while submerged 160 nautical miles (300 km) off the coast of Florida. Surfaced and abandoned with the loss of three crew. Ship towed to Charleston, South Carolina where she was declared a constructive total loss and was subsequently scrapped in August 1989.

26 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1988
Ship Country Description
Reijin Flag of Panama Panama
L' épave du cargo transporteur de véhicules - Reijin -

Reijin.

The car transporter capsized in shallow water off Oporto, Portugal.[5]

29 April[]

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1988
Ship Country Description
USS Sam Houston Flag of the United States United States Navy Ran aground on Fox Island, Washington. Later refloated and returned to service.

May[]

14 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 14 May 1988
Ship Country Description
Seawise Giant Flag of Liberia Liberia Iran–Iraq War: The tanker was struck by air-launched Iraqi Exocet missiles in the Strait of Hormuz and sank off Larak Island, Iran. Raised and repaired post-war.

20 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1988
Ship Country Description
Korean Star The bulk carrier dragged her anchors off Cape Cuvier, Western Australia, during a tropical cyclone and was wrecked. She broke in two shortly after grounding.

27 May[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1988
Ship Country Description
Anna Broere Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands The coaster was in collision with Atlantic Compass (Flag of Sweden Sweden) in the North Sea and sank with the loss of one of her twelve crew.[6]

June[]

4 June[]

List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1988
Ship Country Description
Federal Huron Flag of Panama Panama Ran aground 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Masinloc during Typhoon Susan. Refloated 13 June.[7]

July[]

2 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1988
Ship Country Description
Dalriada Government Ensign of the United Kingdom United Kingdom an Army Sail Training Association yacht, sank after a collision with nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy) 11 miles south of the Mull of Kintyre. The four crewmembers were rescued by HMS Battleaxe (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom Royal Navy).[8]

4 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1988
Ship Country Description
Singa Sea Flag of the Philippines Philippines Broke in two and sank in the Indian Ocean, position approximately 35°00′S 106°00′E / 35°S 106°E / -35; 106 with the loss of 19 crew.

6 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1988
Ship Country Description
Piper Alpha Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Explosion and fire destroyed the rig, with the loss of 165 crew. Two crew of rescue vessel Sandhaven were also killed.

11 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 11 July 1988
Ship Country Description
City of Poros Flag of Greece Greece Attacked by Abu Nidal Organisation terrorists between Aegina and Faliro. Nine passengers killed, 98 injured.

23 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1988
Ship Country Description
Fujimaru Flag of Japan Japan The fishing vessel was in collision with the submarine Nadashio (SS-577) (Naval Ensign of Japan Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) and sank in Tokyo Bay with the loss of 29 of the 48 people on board.[9][10]
USS Jonas Ingram Flag of the United States United States Navy The decommissioned Forrest Sherman-class destroyer was sunk as a target by a Mark 48 ADCAP torpedo.

24 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1988
Ship Country Description
USS Rankin Flag of the United States United States Navy The decommissioned Tolland-class attack cargo ship was sunk as an artificial reef in the Atlantic Ocean 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Stuart, Florida.

29 July[]

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1988
Ship Country Description
USNS Aeolus Flag of the United States United States Navy The inactivated Artemis-class cable repair ship was sunk as an artificial reef in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 22 nautical miles (25 miles; 41 km) off Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina.[11]

August[]

6 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1988
Ship Country Description
Unidentified ferry Civil Ensign of India India An overcrowded ferry capsized in the Ganges River near Manihari, India, killing over 400 people.

24 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1988
Ship Country Description
USS Vermilion Flag of the United States United States Navy The decommissioned attack cargo ship was sunk as an artificial reef in the Atlantic Ocean 40 nautical miles (46 miles; 74 km) off Georgetown, South Carolina.[12]

26 August[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1988
Ship Country Description
BAP Pacocha Flag of Peru (state) Peruvian Navy Rammed by FV Kiowa Maru (Flag of Japan Japan) off Callao and sunk with the loss of five crew.

September[]

12 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1988
Ship Country Description
Marie L Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium Sank at Howdendyke, England. Refloated on 28 September and beached, later broken up in situ.[13]

22 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1988
Ship Country Description
Ocean Odyssey United States Blowout and fire in the North Sea with the loss of a crew member. Subsequently withdrawn from service, converted to a seaborne satellite launch vessel in 1997.

24 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1988
Ship Country Description
Martha Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium Ran aground at 7°52′N 118°26′E / 7.867°N 118.433°E / 7.867; 118.433. Later refloated and returned to service.[13]

26 September[]

List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1988
Ship Country Description
Ardlough Flag of Germany West Germany The coaster foundered in the Irish Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Llandudno, Clwyd.[14][15]

October[]

8 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1988
Ship Country Description
HMAS Buccaneer Naval Ensign of Australia Royal Australian Navy The decommissioned Attack-class patrol boat was sunk as a gunnery target.

18 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1988
Ship Country Description
Pukeko Flag of Egypt Egypt The coaster caught fire off Mokha and was abandoned. Presumed foundered.[16]

21 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1988
Ship Country Description
Jupiter Flag of Greece Greece The cruise ship collided with Adige (Civil Ensign of Italy Italy) in the Mediterranean Sea off Piraeus and sank with the loss of two of the 591 passengers on board.[17]

24 October[]

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1988
Ship Country Description
Doña Marilyn Flag of the Philippines Philippines Typhoon Ruby: The ferry sank in the Philippine Sea 300 nautical miles (560 km) south of Manila during a typhoon with the loss of 254 lives.

November[]

30 November[]

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1988
Ship Country Description
Komoros Civil Ensign of Singapore Singapore Hurricane Joan–Miriam: The cargo ship sank in the Bay of Bengal.[18]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1988
Ship Country Description
Boiky Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union Soviet Navy The destroyer, under tow from Murmansk to Spain for scrapping, broke her tow line and ran aground on Skogsøya in Øksnes, Norway. Work on scrapping the wreck only began in 2001,[19] and the breaking of the wreck was then further delayed by the find of live munitions on board.[20]
ARA Piedrabuena Flag of Argentina Argentine Navy The decommissioned Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer was sunk as a target by an MM38 Exocet fired by the corvette ARA Espora (Flag of Argentina Argentine Navy).

December[]

27 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1988
Ship Country Description
Hasail Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh The ferry collided with a tanker in foggy weather and sank in the Dhaleswari River at its confluence with the Sitalakhya River with the loss of over 200 of the 350 people on board.[21]

31 December[]

List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1988
Ship Country Description
Bateau Mouche IV Flag of Argentina Argentina The cruise ship capsized and sank in the South Atlantic off Rio de Janeiro with the loss of at least 51 of the 149 people on board.[22]

Unknown date[]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown Date 1988
Ship Country Description
USCGC Unimak Ensign of the United States Coast Guard United States Coast Guard The decommissioned Casco-class cutter was scuttled as an artificial reef in the Atlantic Ocean off Virginia.

References[]

  1. ↑ Michael Horsnell (30 January 1988). "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 
  2. ↑ Carter, C (1998). The Port of Penzance. A History. Lydney: Black Dwarf Publications. 
  3. ↑ Kerry Gill and David Sapsteed (1 March 1988). "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 
  4. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 1 April 1988. 
  5. ↑ "MV Reijin [+1988"]. Wrecksite. http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?94413. Retrieved 5 January 2015. 
  6. ↑ David Sapsted (28 May 1988). "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 
  7. ↑ "Belgian Merchant A-G". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20A-G%2023.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 1 October 2010. 
  8. ↑ Commons debate, 21 July 1988
  9. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 25 July 1988. 
  10. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 28 July 1988. 
  11. ↑ navsource.org USNS Aeolus (T-ARC-3) ex USS Aeolus (ARC-3) (1955 - 1973) USS Turandot (AKA-47) (1945 - 1955)
  12. ↑ navsource.org USS Vermilion (LKA-107) ex SS Vermilion (AKA-107) (1944 - 1969)
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Belgian Merchant H-O". Belgische Koopvaardij. http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20merchant%20H-O%2024.5.04.pdf. Retrieved 31 October 2010. [dead link]
  14. ↑ John Scammell (29 September 1988). "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 
  15. ↑ Ronald Faux (30 September 1988). "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 
  16. ↑ "PUKEKO". Clydesite. http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/abandoned-ships/PUKEKO_398.html. Retrieved 1 July 2016. 
  17. ↑ Mario Modriano (22 October 1988). "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 
  18. ↑ Ahmed Fazi (1 December 1988). "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 
  19. ↑ "13 år gammelt russisk skipsvrak skal fjernes" (in Norwegian). 5 March 2001. http://www.bt.no/nyheter/innenriks/13-ar-gammelt-russisk-skipsvrak-skal-fjernes-2359781.html. 
  20. ↑ Berg, Per Helge (27 May 2001). "Fant granat i 13 år gammelt vrak" (in Norwegian). http://www.bt.no/nyheter/innenriks/Fant-granat-i-13-ar-gammelt-vrak-2368296.html. 
  21. ↑ Ahmed Fazi (29 December 1988). "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 
  22. ↑ Mac Margolis (3 January 1989). "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". 
Ship events in 1988
Ship launches: 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
Ship commissionings: 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
Ship decommissionings: 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
Shipwrecks: 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
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