In the meantime, the transport destroyers arrived off of two pick-up locations at Cape Esperance and Kamimbo at 22:40 and 24:00 respectively.
Sementara itu, kapal-kapal perusak transpor Jepang tiba di dua titik penjemputan di Tanjung Esperance dan Kamimbo berturut-turut pada pukul 22.40 dan 24.00.