Later, when Hsu invited Mayor Ishihara, along with Japanese media and television writers to participate in the Formosa Star's maiden journey, it just so happened that Typhoon Nock-ten also descended upon the island. Roads collapsed, power went out, and all trains were halted.
而後邀請東京都知事石原，帶著日本媒體和電視台編劇人員來台參加首航，卻遭逢納坦颱風來襲，路基坍方、號誌損壞、電力中斷，車行無法管制，各級列車全面停駛，寶島之星也眼看無法成行。