After assembling a 14-member team in just four months, the museum expedition and 11 divers from the Chinese Undersea Technology Association set sail for the seas around Penghu on September 4, 1995. Guided by Huang Jiajin, they began their search in the area between Wang'an Island, Jiangjun Island, and the uninhabited Dawen Island.
1995 年 9 月 4 日，奉命在 4 個月內臨時成軍的史博館人員約 14 人，加上由海洋科技人員組成的社團法人中華民國海下技術協會潛水員 11 人，將探測船開至澎湖外海，由黃加進協助指認，鎖定望安島、將軍嶼，以及無人島「大塭」之間的海域進行搜尋。