Moreover, only three-inch nails are used to secure the holds; the six-inch nails mentined by the Hsinhwa News Agency are only found on mainland fishing boats. According to ROC Ministry of National Defence records there were 76 people aboard the ship, namely a crew of 13 with another 63 persons placed in five holds; the Hsin-hua News Agency figures for crew and persons in the holds do not tally.
而且我方一向用三寸釘封艙，新華社所說的六寸釘，只有大陸漁船才用，此外，根據國防部記錄，這艘船離開時共七十六人，由十三人負責駕船，其餘六十三人則安置在五個艙內，新華社所說的駕船人數與船艙數目皆不符。