▁Bay ▁meant ▁that ▁fuel ▁and ▁spare ▁parts ▁became ▁scar ce . ▁The ▁P T ▁boats ▁re lied ▁on ▁Can opus ▁and ▁the ▁floating ▁dry ▁dock ▁ ▁for ▁assistance ▁with ▁maintenance . ▁Despite ▁this , ▁Motor ▁Tor ped o ▁Bo at ▁Squadron ▁Three ▁continued ▁to ▁pat rol . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁December , ▁, ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁res cu ed ▁ 2 9 6 ▁surv iv ors ▁from ▁SS ▁Cor reg idor , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁carrying ▁refuge es ▁to ▁Australia ▁when ▁it ▁struck ▁a ▁mine ▁and ▁s ank ▁in ▁Man ila ▁Bay . ▁A ▁week ▁later , ▁ ▁ran ▁a ground ▁while ▁pat rolling ▁south ▁of ▁Man ila ▁Bay , ▁and ▁was ▁set ▁on ▁fire ▁to ▁prevent ▁her ▁being ▁salv aged ▁by ▁the ▁Japanese . ▁ ▁met ▁a ▁similar ▁fate ▁a ▁month ▁later , ▁after ▁its ▁engines ▁failed ▁and ▁it ▁dr ift ed ▁onto ▁a ▁re ef . ▁The ▁P T ▁boats ▁attacked ▁enemy ▁b arg es ▁off ▁Lu zon ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 2 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁a ▁small ▁Japanese ▁war ship ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February , ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁vessel , ▁probably ▁a ▁fish ing ▁tra w ler , ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁February . ▁ ▁Dec ision ▁ ▁Washington ▁▁ ▁In ▁a ▁message ▁to ▁President ▁Franklin ▁D . ▁Ro ose vel t ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁February , ▁Mac Ar thur ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁intended ▁to ▁" share ▁the ▁fate ▁of ▁the ▁g