However, unfavorable sea conditions near Penghu have engendered the possibility that bodies may have floated west. Accordingly, the Mainland Affairs Council has contacted mainland authorities and obtained permission to allow search and rescue teams to continue operations into PRC waters.
但由於近日澎湖外海風浪大，加上適逢大潮，失事客機旅客可能西漂，陸委會已去函大陸，取得諒解，搜救隊將越過台灣海峽中線，繼續救援行動。