2020/07/03
The Marine Corps issued a press release on the incident occurring during the joint landing combat drill (July 3, 2020)
A small rubber boat capsized in waters off Taoziyuan Beach in the morning of July 3rd due to swift change of nautical weather conditions, when the Marine Corps was conducting its joint landing combat drill, leaving 3 hospitalized with critical drowning-related conditions.
A special task force has been formed by the Navy Command Headquarters and the Marine Corps for investigation.