wˌaɪl mælˈeɪɾə wʌz tˈoʊd bˈæk tə pˈoːɹt mˈoːɹsbi,  ˈæɹʌntə mˌeɪd ɐn ˈæzdɪk kˈɑːntækt ˌɔn ɹˈoʊ θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː ænd kəndˈʌktᵻd ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv dˈɛpθtʃˈɑːɹdʒ ɐtˈæks ðæt sˈæŋk ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz sˈʌbmɚɹˌiːn sˈaʊθiːst ʌv pˈoːɹt mˈoːɹsbi æt wɪððə lˈɔs ʌv ˈɔːl hˈændz.
While Malaita was towed back to Port Moresby,  Arunta made an asdic contact on Ro-33 and conducted a series of depth-charge attacks that sank the Japanese submarine  southeast of Port Moresby at  with the loss of all hands.