Come here!

I want to save you!

Why won't you come!?

Huff... Huff... What is it? Chidori-chan?

Big sisters from the 12th Destroyer Division said they will help.

I see... That is a big help.

Oneechan. Is Tomozuru all right?

... She's fine.

11:20AM Tatsuta resumes search.

At first, it was believed that she was set adrift due to a malfunction.

However, as time went by, suspicions of her floundering became stronger.

Even if she sank, maybe people onboard are still safe? But how likely with this storm?

12:15PM

Tomozuru! Keep it together!

She hasn't sunk.

But she has fully capsized.

Tomozuru-chan is in no condition to move.

There is nobody drifting nearby. If we think of the time that passed, survivors are....

This time, you are within reach of my hands!

I can't give up now!

Survivors!?

I can save them!

This time, I can save them!

"If I die, please send our regards to our family at Sasebo." The two sailors left the message above as they attempted to leave the boat to get in contact with personnel outside.

Most likely, the two became disoriented while leaving the boat.

They must have encountered problems during their escape. It took them too much time, and their bodies must have been at their limit.

Their bodies sank the moment the personnel from Tatsuta caught sight of them.

Bring out the rope.

It looks impossible to save them by hand.

How is the oxygen?

The two's dangerous actions alerted the crew that the situation was dire.

This time, they are within reach.

I never want to experience that feeling again.

March 12, 4:26PM 2 hours and 20 minutes after Tomozuru was found.

Tatsuta commences towing

Don't you sink on me.

There are still lives within you!

Don't give up.

I will save you.

7:15 PM Iorizaki, Sasebo Bay

... They're late.

Tatsuta is still not here? She was estimated to arrive by 3PM, right?

Ah! There!

After her towing cable snapped, she needed extra time to replace it. However, she safely makes it back to Sasebo Bay.

Tatsuta successfully tows Tomozuru.

Working boats gathered around Tomozuru to begin rescue operations.

Once survivors were confirmed, the boat was lifted, and oxygen was provided to a section where survivors were located, the fourth crew quarters.

It was docked, and a hole with a diameter of 50cm was drilled into the hull of the boat.

Rescuers jumped into the hole, and brought out the survivors amidst the pile of corpses.

Due to rescue efforts, they were able to save the lives of 13 people, of the 113 originally onboard.

The 100 souls of the heroic dead...

We won't let your death be in vain.

So may you rest in peace.

Afterwards, the Navy reviewed the cause of the disaster, and ships of the same class was remodeled. This disaster forced the IJN to fix the capsizing problem of their torpedo boats.