At approximately 0831 hours (local time) on 22 October 2026, the Taiwan-flagged passenger ship Liu Xin (Official No. 016441, gross tonnage 178), with a total of 40 persons on board, including 5 crew members and 35 passengers, grounded while entering Dafu Fishery Harbor. The occurrence caused no fatalities and environmental pollution.

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 the progress of the investigation for the case will be published on the TTSB website

Eric Shen, Director

Secretary Office

Tel: +886-2-7727-6229

E-mail: ericshen@ttsb.gov.tw

Carlos Lin, Senior Investigator

Marine Occurrence Investigation Division

Tel: +886-2-7727-6252

E-mail: carlos@ttsb.gov.tw