<prompt> Bhala ukuqhubeka kwalesi sigaba - Ngo 13 Juni, uWeber wasuka e-Ulithi ukuze ayohamba aye e-Okinawa lapho umkhumbi wempi wawudingeka khona ukuze unikeze ukusekelwa kokudubula emabuthweni aseMelika abamba abavikeli engxenyeni eseningizimu yesiqhingi. Iqembu elalilapho lafika esiqhingini ngemva kwezinsuku ezine. Ngemva kwesikhathi esifushane esendaweni yokumisa i-Hagushi, i- Weber yafika endaweni yokumisa imikhumbi eKerama Retto ukuze ifake uphethiloli. NgoJuni 25, wabelwa ukuba abe yingxenye yebutho elisemkhathini elakhiwe ngezikebhe zempi i- California kanye nezikebhe zokulwa, i-,,, ne-. Isebenza njengesihlangu semikhumbi-ngwenya kanye nomkhumbi wokuhambisa amaminerali kulelo qembu, yabhekabheka amanzi azungeze i-Okinawa kuze kube nguJulayi 1, ivikela ezokuxhumana kanye nemigqa yokuhlinzeka. Wabuyela eHagushi isonto elilodwa ngoJulayi 1 futhi wasuka eRyūkyūs ngomhlaka 8 esikrinini somkhumbi oya eMariana. Waletha imithwalo yakhe ngokuphepha eSaipan ngoJulayi 12, waqhubeka nohambo lwakhe ngosuku olulandelayo futhi wafika eSan Pedro Bay, eLeyte, ngomhla ka-17. Wachitha amasonto asele eMpini Yezwe II eLeyte ehlanganyela ekuqeqesheni ukuqeqeshwa ekulungiseleleni ukuhlaselwa okulindelekile kweziqhingi zaseJapane. Ngenhlanhla, amaJapane avuma ukuzinikela  <response>: ngo-August 15, okwenza ukuba lokho kuhlinzwa kungabi nesidingo. 