During the Sino-French war, Taiwan governor Liu Mingchuan, attempting to obstruct a French landing, scuttled several of these boats. It is said that, late at night, the sunken junks make moaning sounds.
那是中法戰爭時，劉銘傳為阻撓法軍順利上岸，鑿沉了數十艘戎克船而有的典故。傳說，夜晚時，海中的戎克船會發出嗚咽的聲音。