Early in the day on 28 May, as "Tuscana" lay anchored in Buckner Bay, a swarm of kamikazes attacked. For "Tuscana", the action began at 07:25, when a Japanese airplane crashed into a merchant ship only 800 yards off her starboard bow. For over 30 minutes, "Tuscana" fought off the airborne raiders. At 07:35, a suicide plane crashed into . Soon thereafter, "Tuscana" opened fire on her first enemy plane; and, moments later, another came in toward her port bow. "Tuscana"s guns opened on the attacker and kept it under fire until it disappeared in the low overcast. At 07:44, she engaged a third aircraft and splashed it 600 yards off the port bow. She then turned her attention to the rescue of two survivors from "Sandoval". At 07:55, yet another Japanese plane came in range, and "Tuscana" splashed this raider some three miles away. During the fight, "Tuscana" lost her starboard mainmast boom, which was toppled and damaged beyond operational use, and her topping lift was carried away by friendly fire. At 0758, "Tuscana"s guns opened on the last of the attackers and ceased fire five minutes later, just as a kamikaze crashed merchant ship SS "Josiah Snelling". At 09:00, the all clear was sounded, and "Tuscana" emerged from her encounter with the enemy without personnel loss and with the knowledge of having assisted in the splashing of two enemy planes.