Morison claims that Blue later sighted a "Japanese auxiliary schooner" in that same area but gives no supporting evidence for why he or Blue believed that the schooner was of Japanese nationality (Struggle for Guadalcanal, pp. 55).
Morison hævder, at Blue fik øje på en "japansk hjælpeskonnert" i det samme område, men giver ingen forklaring på hvorfor han eller Blue troede, at skonnerten var japansk (Struggle for Guadalcanal, pp. 55).