On the 17th, in rapidly worsening weather conditions, the formation rendezvoused with fueling units; and "Twining" filled her oil tanks. During a typhoon which battered the task force the next day, the weight of her full load of fuel gave "Twining" the added stability she needed to weather 65-foot seas and 50-degree rolls. Ordered to stand by the disabled as the light carrier burned, dead in the water, "Twining" maintained a position near the stricken vessel throughout the storm. "Twining" came through the tempest with no major damage but lost one man overboard.