At 20:30, Bugara went alongside the two Malayan native terengganus she had passed earlier in the day and, according to Schade, “got a big cheer.” 27 July On 27 July 1945 at 08:10, Bugara came alongside a native Thai lugger whose “very friendly" crew tried to give Bugara their cargo of live chickens" and urged Bugara to "go get some Nippon." At 09:50, Bugara boarded an empty 300-gross register ton schooner manned by a native crew that denied any Japanese connections. Although Bugara′s crew doubted the Japanese would not be using such a large vessel, they let the schooner go. One hour later, Bugara′s raiding party boarded a 20-ton schooner flying the Japanese flag and carrying a load of miscellaneous gear, removed her crew, and sank her with gunfire. The crew was friendly, expressed a desire to remain with Bugara and repeatedly said that the Japanese had lost the war and they were glad they would no longer have to work for the Japanese. Bugara′s galley fed them, and one received medical treatment for an unlisted ailment. At 13:40, Bugara′s lookouts spotted a Japanese Kawanishi H8K (Allied reporting name "Emily") flying boat, so Bugara quickly backed full, put the natives over the side in their lifeboat, then went ahead full and dived to . Schade reported that he last saw the natives headed for shore in their boat, apparently safe. The Japanese flying boat gave no indication that it had spotted either Bugara or the natives headed to shore and departed the area. Only 15 minutes later, Bugara surfaced to chase a loaded 75-gross register ton schooner, and nearly an hour later, at 14:45, she was only from the schooner at gun action stations when the flying boat reappeared, so Bugara dived once more to . At 15:05, after the flying boat departed, Bugara surfaced alongside the schooner, which was sailing from Singapore loaded with 50 tons of sugar and so full that her decks were almost awash. After removing the crew, Bugara sank the schooner by gunfire. At 20:50, Bugara spotted a mast at a range of about with darkness falling quickly on a moonless night. Bugara closed at full speed and at a range of identified her quarry as a probable schooner. Bugara′s crew went to gun action stations. Coming alongside, Bugara found the vessel to be a 200-gross register ton schooner loaded with at least 150 tons