After they got back to port, they were stuck on Wang-an Island for four days before they could depart. Only when the old boatman got back to Wang-an did he divulge that even the equipment on the little boat was unreliable. He had not been sure whether they would ever make it back to harbor, but he didn't dare tell them the seriousness of their predicament.
他們事後被困了四天才能離開望安，老船家到達望安才透露，他連設備簡陋的小船能否安全回航都沒把握，只是當時不敢告訴他們狀況的嚴重性。