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- The Japanese left Hitokappu Bay

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on the 26th of November, 1941

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on their way to Pearl Harbor

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and encountered very fine weather for that time of year.

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Normally it's a very difficult passage,

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but they encountered no storms.

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Their major concern was security,

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making sure that they had blackout conditions enforced,

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as well as radio silence.