The list of shipwrecks in 1988 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1988.
January
8 January
12 January
15 January
17 January
18 January
19 January
29 January
February
8 February
10 February
12 February
16 February
17 February
28 February
29 February
March
14 March
17 March
31 March
April
4 April
8 April
10 April
11 April
14 April
16 April
18 April
19 April
24 April
26 April
29 April
May
14 May
20 May
24 May
27 May
30 May
31 May
June
2 June
6 June
16 June
23 June
27 June
July
1 July
2 July
3 July
4 July
11 July
23 July
24 July
25 July
29 July
August
1 August
6 August
8 August
24 August
26 August
September
8 September
11 September
12 September
15 September
22 September
26 September
October
1 October
3 October
4 October
7 October
8 October
18 October
20 October
21 October
24 October
27 October
November
1 November
2 November
10 November
14 November
17 November
20 November
27 November
29 November
30 November
Unknown date
December
3 December
5 December
10 December
11 December
21 December
22 December
23 December
23 December
26 December
27 December
31 December
Unknown date
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