In February, "Yura" was assigned to Vice Admiral Ibō Takahashi's IJN Third Fleet, to cover the invasion of Sumatra, protecting the landings of troops at Palembang, Banka Island, and Bantam Bay and Merak on Java. On 1 March 1942, the Dutch submarine made visual contact with "Yura" and attacked, launching two torpedoes from 2500–3000 meters, but both either missed or were duds. The Japanese made six depth charge attacks, dropping about 25 depth charges, but "K XIV" survived and escaped via Sunda Strait to Colombo, Ceylon. On 4 March, "Yura" rescued the crew of the tanker "Erimo" (sunk by the submarine ). On 6 March, "Yura" was assigned to the No. 1 Escort Unit, and continued to cover troop landings in Sumatra and the Andaman Islands through the end of the month.