On August 26th in the waters off the coast of Miaoli County, to avoid being caught by coast guard patrols and to get rid of evidence, the crews of two speedboats carrying illegal immigrants from mainland China threw their cargo of 26 women into the sea. The result was that six women tragically drowned.
八月廿六日，苗栗外海發生兩艘載運大陸偷渡客快艇為躲避海巡署追緝並湮滅證據，竟將船上廿六名大陸女子全數硬推下海，造成六女溺斃的慘劇。