2 : 3 5 ▁and ▁ 1 3 : 0 0 ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁January , ▁then ▁sa iled ▁for ▁Dutch ▁New ▁Guinea ▁a ▁little ▁over ▁five ▁hours ▁later . ▁She ▁dis charg ed ▁her ▁cargo ▁of ▁mail ▁at ▁H umb old t ▁Bay , ▁ 1 6 : 0 0 - 1 6 : 3 1 ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁January , ▁and ▁remained ▁anch ored ▁there ▁until ▁sh ifting ▁ber th s ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁January , ▁prior ▁to ▁her ▁sail ing ▁in ▁con voy ▁for ▁the ▁Philippines ▁later ▁that ▁same ▁day . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁con voy ▁comm odore ▁r iding ▁in ▁Lyn x ▁and ▁the ▁vice - com mod ore ▁in ▁the ▁auxili ary ▁t ug ▁, ▁the ▁assembly ▁of ▁ships ▁proceeded ▁on ▁their ▁voyage ▁with ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁carrying ▁out ▁anti - sub marine ▁pat rolling ▁on ▁the ▁star board ▁and ▁port ▁fl anks , ▁and ▁ahead , ▁respectively . ▁One ▁day ▁out , ▁Lyn x ▁took ▁a ▁crash ▁boat ▁in ▁to w ▁ast ern ▁of ▁, ▁ 2 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁January , ▁the ▁old ▁t ug ▁( ex - min es we eper ) ▁ ▁reported ▁bo iler ▁trouble ▁beyond ▁the ▁scope ▁of ▁under way ▁repair , ▁so ▁she ▁was ▁det ached ▁to ▁proceed ▁independently ▁to ▁M ios ▁Wo endi . ▁Det ached ▁two ▁hours ▁into ▁the ▁mid ▁watch ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁January , ▁PC - 1 1 3 4 ▁proceeded