"Lynx" stayed at battle stations, with Japanese planes reported overhead and “suicide boats at large in the anchorage,” through the mid watch on 28 April 1945, her sailors noting “considerable rifle fire from nearby ships...presumed to be shots fired at possible suicide demolition boats.” With receipt of a Flash White at 04:16, the ship secured from general quarters and ceased making smoke, the continued discharging cargo into lighters alongside. Two more Flash Reds occurred during the day, 16:05–16:46 and beginning at 19:32, with a /50 caliber shell, identified afterwards by the fuse setting ring found on deck, exploding near "Lynx"s port beam at 21:40 “throwing shrapnel about the decks and causing a slight facial injury to one man.”