On 9 December 1941, the reported sighting of Royal Navy Force Z (the Royal Navy battleship , battlecruiser and supporting destroyers). The report was received by light cruiser , which relayed the message to Admiral Ozawa aboard . However, the reception was poor and the message took another 90 minutes to decode. Moreover, "I-65"s report was incorrect about the heading of Force Z. Two Aichi E13A1 "Jake" floatplanes from "Suzuya" and "Kumano" attempted to shadow Force Z, but both were forced to ditch due to lack of fuel. Only "Suzuya"s crew was recovered. The following day, Force Z was overwhelmed by torpedo bombers of the 22nd Air Flotilla from Indochina.