▁rear . ▁If ▁attacked ▁by ▁the ▁Japanese , ▁P T - 4 1 ▁was ▁to ▁fle e ▁while ▁the ▁other ▁three ▁boats ▁engaged ▁the ▁enemy . ▁The ▁se as ▁were ▁moder ate , ▁but ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁passengers ▁quickly ▁became ▁se as ick . ▁Mac Ar thur ▁later ▁re called : ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁night , ▁the ▁four ▁boats ▁became ▁separated . ▁Bul keley ▁spent ▁time ▁looking ▁for ▁the ▁other ▁three ▁boats , ▁but ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁find ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁darkness . ▁At ▁dawn ▁he ▁gave ▁up , ▁and ▁head ed ▁for ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁alternative ▁hiding ▁places . ▁Kelly ' s ▁P T - 3 4 ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁rende z vous ▁point , ▁a ▁c ove ▁on ▁Tag au ay an ▁Island , ▁two ▁hours ▁late ▁at ▁ 0 9 : 3 0 . ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁sign ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁boats , ▁and ▁Rock well , ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁boat ▁with ▁Kelly , ▁was ▁far ▁from ▁convinced ▁that ▁Kelly ▁had ▁found ▁the ▁correct ▁island . ▁Some ▁rep airs ▁were ▁made , ▁and ▁the ▁boat ▁was ▁ref ue led ▁by ▁hand ▁p umps ▁from ▁the ▁drums . ▁Two ▁men ▁were ▁posted ▁at op ▁the ▁island ' s ▁tall est ▁hill ▁to ▁watch ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁Japanese ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁boats . ▁ ▁P T - 3 2 , ▁which ▁had ▁only ▁two ▁good ▁engines , ▁had ▁st rag g led ▁behind ▁the ▁others . ▁Ar ound ▁dawn , ▁Sch um acher ▁sp otted ▁what ▁appeared ▁to ▁be