Data from the Qing dynasty indicates that between 1665 and 1892, there were over 100 recorded incidents of Chinese and foreign ships being lost at sea in this area. These included commercial vessels, pirate ships, troop transports, and supply ships carrying rice and other commodities.
清代的一份資料顯示，從一六六五年到一八九二年，登載有案的中外船難共有一百餘艘，包括商船、海盜船、運兵船、運米糧等補給船，「遭風及觸礁」係遭難的主因。