▁a ▁Japanese ▁destroy er ▁heading ▁towards ▁him . ▁He ▁j ett ison ed ▁his ▁fuel ▁drums ▁so ▁he ▁could ▁increase ▁speed ▁and ▁run ▁from ▁it . ▁He ▁ordered ▁his ▁crew ▁to ▁man ▁the ▁. 5 0 - cal iber ▁machine ▁guns ▁and ▁get ▁ready ▁to ▁launch ▁tor ped o es . ▁A kin ▁prepared ▁to ▁toss ▁a ▁bar ra cks ▁bag ▁filled ▁with ▁code ▁books ▁over board . ▁However , ▁as ▁the ▁light ▁improved , ▁and ▁the ▁vessel ▁drew ▁closer , ▁another ▁look ▁through ▁the ▁bin oc ular s ▁revealed ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁Japanese ▁destroy er ▁at ▁all , ▁but ▁P T - 4 1 , ▁carrying ▁an ▁angry ▁Bul keley . ▁Sch um acher ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁recover ▁the ▁drums ▁he ▁had ▁j ett ison ed , ▁but ▁this ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁time - consum ing ▁task , ▁and ▁a ▁dangerous ▁one ▁in ▁broad ▁day light , ▁and ▁it ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁abandoned ▁after ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁drums ▁were ▁recovered . ▁Bul keley ▁had ▁his ▁g unn ers ▁sink ▁the ▁rest . ▁The ▁two ▁boats ▁then ▁hid ▁for ▁the ▁day ▁in ▁a ▁nearby ▁c ove . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁afternoon , ▁P T - 4 1 ▁and ▁P T - 3 2 ▁made ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁Tag au ay an , ▁where ▁they ▁found ▁P T - 3 4 . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁discussion ▁about ▁whether ▁to ▁proceed ▁to ▁Mind ana o , ▁or ▁wait ▁for ▁Perm it . ▁Bul keley ▁war ned ▁that ▁the ▁se as ▁might ▁even