told "Charlie Wong" that pirates had taken their clothes, papers and lifeboat. Distrusting them, Bugara′s crew rigged a canvas from the aft gun so that they could shelter on Bugara′s deck for the night under guard by a Bugara sailor. Bugara then sank the "sea truck" with gunfire. 31 July In the predawn darkness of 31 July 1945, Bugara sighted and made radar contact on an unidentified ship. She tailed the vessel until dawn and then closed in for the kill. The ship she stalked turned out to be a 32-gross register ton coastal cargo ship bound for Singapore. At 08:11, after taking the crew and their lifeboat on deck, Bugara sank her with gunfire. At 09:05, five Japanese fighter planes, identified as Imperial Japanese Navy Mitsubishi J2M Raiden ("Thunderbolt") interceptor fighters (Allied reporing name "Jack") flew in low at Bugara. Despite having her own crew at gun action stations and 17 natives, whatever they had brought with them from their sunken ships, and one of their lifeboats on deck, Bugara succeeded in getting everyone below and diving, although she lost the lifeboat in the process. Twenty minutes later, she surfaced, and her crew returned to gun stations. Bugara sighted three Japanese twin-engine aircraft but did not dive, and the Japanese planes drew away. At 09:46, Bugara′s raiding party overtook a 40-gross register ton schooner flying the Imperial Japanese Navy flag. Her crew was brought on board Bugara, which sank her with the allotted two rounds of gunfire. Another contact popped up on radar, and Bugara gave chase. At 10:20, Bugara sighted a single-engine fighter at a range of but did not submerge. The fighter flew down Bugara′s starboard side but did not engage her. Fifteen minutes later a twin-engined floatplane also flew past on Bugara′ starboard side. Schade ordered Bugara to resume her pursuit of the vessel, and the raiding party boarded what turned out to be a 100-gross register ton schooner bound for Bali in the Japanese-occupied Netherlands East Indies carrying a cargo of rice and salt. All of the schooner's papers had been lost, but the captured crew admitted the cargo was intended for Japanese use. Two rounds quickly sank the schooner. At 11:10, Bugara′s lookouts spotted two Aichi E13A Type 0 reconnaissance seaplanes (Allied reporting name "Jake") that closed on her fast just as she dived. The presence of Japanese aircraft in her operating area led