According to RSA regulations, ships that run aground must pay a fee for the rescue costs. But the owners refused to turn over the NT $ 310,000 (US $ 11,000), creating even more animosity.
另方面，依南非規定，擱淺船隻應即向政府繳交保證金，作為緊急處理費用，但安鴻一號業主事後拒交卅一萬斐幣（約三百一十萬新台幣）保證金，更引起斐國官方、民間對我漁船的反感。