The armed forces dispatched thousands of soldiers to deal with the oil spill at Lungkeng, located at the southern tip of Taiwan, and the first phase of the cleanup was completed on February 16 with the removal of over 300 tons of oil from the shore.
墾丁龍坑保護區重油污染第一階段清除工作，在二月十六日告一段落，在國軍出動八千多人次協助下，清除了三百多噸油污。