At approximately 1751 local time on 15 July 2026, the Taiwan-flagged passenger ship All Star No.1 (Official No. 014116, gross tonnage 430), with a total of 235 persons on board, including 8 crew members and 227 passengers, grounded while entering Budai Port. No injuries or environmental pollution were reported.

The Taiwan Transportation Safety Board (TTSB) classified the occurrence as a major marine occurrence in accordance with the Transportation Occurrence Investigation Act and with reference to the Casualty Investigation Code of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). An Investigator-in-Charge has been appointed and an Investigation Task Force has been established to conduct the safety investigation.

Further information and updates will be published on the TTSB website as the investigation progresses.

Eric Shen, Specialist

Secretary Office

Tel: +886-2-7727-6229

E-mail: ericshen@ttsb.gov.tw

Willis Chen, Senior Investigator

Marine Occurrence Investigation Division

Tel: +886-2-7727-6246

E-mail: willis@ttsb.gov.tw