N'oge agha n'etiti Scott na Gotō, ndị agha Jojima kwụsịrị ibudata na Guadalcanal wee malite njem nlọghachi ya na-adịghị ahụ anya site na ụgbọ agha Scott, na-eji ụzọ na-agafe n'ebe ndịda nke Russell Islands na New Georgia. N'agbanyeghị nnukwu mmebi, Aoba nwere ike isonyere Kinugasa na ezumike nká n'ebe ugwu site na Slot. Mmebi nke Furutaka mere ka ọ ghara ike gburugburu 00:50, ọ dakwara na 02:28, 22 mi (19 nmi; km) n'ebe ugwu ọdịda anyanwụ nke Savo Island. Hatsuyuki Hatsuyuki bulie ndị Fakalaze lanarịrị ma sonye na ndị na-alaghachi azụ n'ebe ugwu. Boise na-agbapụ ndị nnapụta ya site na 02:40 wee laghachi na 03:05.
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