By midday, they tried attaching fishing nets to the bottom of search boats in an attempt to pick up the paddlers.

[7] The bodies were later brought to Calmette Hospital where they were cleaned and treated by traditions from the Embassy of Singapore in Cambodia.

[8] On 29 November, a memorial service was held for the 5 paddlers at Mandai Crematorium and a speech was given by the captain of the dragon boat Yeo Chin Hwei.

[11] In 2008, the inquiry panel stated that a combination of factors such as the paddler's unfamiliarity of the race venue, the low safety awareness, and the lack of preparation may have led to the accident.

[12] In 2008, two survivors of the accident, Alex Loh Kar Meng and Xie Jiaqi, launched a bursary at Nanyang Technological University called the Poh Boon San and Stephen Loh Soon Ann NTU Dragon Boat Endowed Bursary Fund.

[13] In 2023, the Singapore dragon boat team made its return to Cambodia, 16 years after the accident, to participate in the 2023 SEA Games.