Nootka was transferred to the east coast later in May, and since this was the first time that a Canadian destroyer took part in the inshore blockade operations of TG 95.2 on that coast,13 her activities there will be described in some detail.
Toute la nuit, il resta aux environs de Songjin et continua son bombardement de harcèlement et d’interdiction de la circulation, tandis que les navires américains Tucker et Sausalito s’occupaient de la patrouille nocturne régulière au nord de Chongjin.