On 25 August, Tanaka's convoy, headed by the flagship , was attacked near Taivu Point by CAF aircraft from Henderson Field. After suffering heavy damage during the battle, including the sinking of one of the transports, the convoy was forced to divert to the Shortland Islands in the northern Solomons in order to transfer the surviving troops to destroyers for later delivery to Guadalcanal. A Japanese transport was sunk, and the older destroyer "Mutsuki" was so badly damaged that it had to be scuttled. Several other warships were damaged, including Tanaka's own "Jintsū". At this point, Tanaka withdrew and rescheduled the supply run for the night of 28 August, via the remaining destroyers. Meanwhile the Japanese had launched an air raid on Guadalcanal, causing chaos and havoc.