All the while they had to hide from Japanese boats.

Japanese fishing boats saved 61 sailors but 125 men lost their lives.

On the 17th, she captured a survivor of a wrecked Japanese boat.

The Japanese boat sank immediately and eighty-eight men were killed.

The vessels were about 100 feet long and bore the names of real Japanese fishing boats.

The Japanese boats fired a total of 13 warning shots across its bow, officials said.

In the hull of the Japanese fishing boat they built a still from which they were able to make fresh water.

As both sides learn of each other's existence on the island, tension mounts resulting in a battle for the Japanese boat.

At 1812, she launched four torpedoes and the Japanese boat erupted in a tremendous explosion.

Two other collisions involved the French and Japanese boats.