OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 06, 42

SS Pickerel reports having been sighted by the enemy at 83 , 105
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Shortlands is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: xAK Seattle Maru reported in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Rabaul
Task Force 57 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 57 arrives at Abadan
Task Force 91 arrives at Balboa
Task Force 202 arrives at Eastern USA
Task Force 1 arrives at Balboa
Coastwatcher sighting: 9 Japanese ships at 120,147 near Torres Islands , Speed 16 , Moving Northwest 
Repairs completed on xAK Peshawur at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Makena at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
No additional repairs possible on xAP Matsonia using currently assigned resources at San Diego
BC Repulse in ARD Lena Luckenbach at Sydney
No additional repairs possible on CL Java using currently assigned resources at Townsville
Repairs completed on DD Cummings at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Case at Noumea, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Smith at Noumea, ship returned to service
CS Convoy TF 57 begins loading Fuel at Abadan for delivery to Karachi
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Shortlands is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: xAK Seattle Maru reported in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Salamaua
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 99,129 near Buna , Speed unknown  
Coastwatcher sighting: 8 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul , Speed unknown  
Task Force 123 arrives at Cape Town
SS Skipjack snooped by Japanese Torpedo Bomber at 79,95 near Dadjangas
PBY-5 Catalina reports shape below surface at 163, 97 near Laysan Island
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Wuchow 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Paoshan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Paoshan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Wuchow 
Japanese Recon sighted over Paoshan 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Paoshan 
B-17D Fortress from 7th BG/88th RS at Nadi grounded due to maintenance
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 3 Japanese ships at 169,141 near Jarvis Island, speed 19, Moving Northwest
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 1 Japanese ship at 173,117 near Lihue, speed 16, Moving West
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 56,103 near Soerabaja, speed 20, Moving East
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over 10th Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Wuchow 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Changsha 
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over Wuchow 
PBY-5 Catalina from VP-23 is damaged on landing
B-17D Fortress from 5th BG/23rd BS at Nadi grounded due to maintenance
4 x Catalina I transporting supplies to Port Moresby
10 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
12 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
12 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
9 x Hudson IIIa transporting supplies to Paoshan
Repairs completed on xAK Andrea Luckenbach at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Salamaua at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
No additional repairs possible on xAP Matsonia using currently assigned resources at San Diego
BC Repulse in ARD Lena Luckenbach at Sydney
No additional repairs possible on CL Java using currently assigned resources at Townsville
Repairs completed on BB New Mexico at Noumea, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on APA Wharton at Noumea, ship returned to service
TF 126 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
Diamond Harbour expands airfield to size 3
Sian expands airfield to size 2
Tienshui expands fortifications to size 3
Wenchow expands fortifications to size 1
Noumea expands port to size 5
Petropavlovsk expands fortifications to size 3
Silchar expands airfield to size 2
154th FA Bn  - some devices have been upgraded at Vava'u
Waipapakauri Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Waipapakauri
No.700 Sqn FAA S-4 moved ashore from Resolution at Adelaide
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  1 (3) x P-38E Lightning
Previous report of sinking of SS I-21 incorrect.  Intelligence reports ship is still in service
