Achishandisa Purvis Bay senzvimbo yake yokushandira, "Wadsworth" akaperekedza ngarava dzokutakura zvinhu kuenda kuGreen Island uye kubva kuGuadalcanal kuenda kuCape Torokina kusvikira musi wa17 March. Zuva iroro, muparadzi wacho akabatana nechidzitiro chezvikepe zvinotakura zvinhu nokukurumidza (APDs) achibva kuGuadalcanal achienda kunomhara paEmirou Island
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