▁south ▁of ▁Ok inos h ima ▁Island ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁June ▁due ▁to ▁heavy ▁rain ▁and ▁fog . ▁The ▁Rus si ans ▁sort ied ▁again ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁and ▁Kam im ura ▁finally ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁intercept ▁them ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁near ▁Ok inos h ima . ▁The ▁light ▁was ▁failing ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁sp otted ▁and ▁the ▁Rus si ans ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁dis eng age ▁in ▁the ▁darkness . ▁J essen ' s ▁ships ▁sort ied ▁again ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁July ▁head ed ▁for ▁the ▁eastern ▁coast ▁of ▁Japan ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁a ▁di version ▁and ▁pull ▁Japanese ▁forces ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Sea ▁of ▁Japan ▁and ▁the ▁Y ellow ▁Sea . ▁The ▁Russian ▁ships ▁passed ▁through ▁Ts ug aru ▁Stra it ▁two ▁days ▁later ▁and ▁began ▁capt uring ▁ships ▁bound ▁for ▁Japan . ▁The ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁Rus si ans ▁off ▁Tokyo ▁Bay ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁caused ▁the ▁Naval ▁General ▁Staff ▁to ▁order ▁Kam im ura ▁to ▁sail ▁for ▁Cape ▁To i ▁Mis aki , ▁Ky ū sh ū , ▁fear ing ▁that ▁J essen ▁would ▁circ umn avig ate ▁Japan ▁to ▁reach ▁Port ▁Arthur . ▁Two ▁days ▁later ▁he ▁was ▁ordered ▁north ▁to ▁the ▁K ii ▁Channel ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁Tokyo ▁Bay ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 8 th . ▁The ▁General ▁Staff ▁finally ▁ordered ▁him ▁back ▁to ▁Ts ush ima ▁Island ▁on ▁the ▁ 3 0 th ; ▁later ▁that ▁day ▁he ▁received ▁word ▁that ▁J essen ' s ▁ships ▁had ▁passed ▁through