At that time, Taiwan and the mainland were in about the same place with regard to underwater archaeology. But we've idled away the 20 years since, and are now far behind, "says Tsang Cheng-hwa, assistant director of the Academia Sinica's Institute of History and Philology.
「幾乎與大陸探勘南海一號同時，台灣澎湖海域也疑似發現沉船，當時兩岸的水下考古站在同一起跑點上，但是經過 20 年蹉跎，現在我們已經落後太多了！」中研院史語所副所長臧振華有感而發。