On June 20, an official from Japan's representative office in Taiwan visited the home of the Lienho's captain and presented a formal letter of apology from the commander of the Japan Coast Guard's 11th Region. With that, the entire incident came to an end.
20 日，日本駐台副代表赴「聯合號」船長家中面交海上保安廳第 11 管區部長的道歉函，整件事情終於告一段落。