other portions of the scattered convoy were attacked by "redfish" and "spadefish". japanese sources indicate "tamatsu maru" simply disappeared. uncertainty remains about which submarines launched torpedoes striking the ships of convoy hi-71; but janac credited "spadefish" with sinking "tamatsu maru" fleeing northward at 0333. "sado", "matsuwa" and "hiburi" attempted to hold the american submarines down while "noshiro maru" and "awa maru" beached themselves at port currimao to avoid sinking, and undamaged ships took refuge in san fernando, la union.