At 08:20, one of the Furutaka aircraft found Fletcher's carriers and immediately reported it to Inoue's headquarters at Rabaul, which passed the report on to Takagi.
Pukul 08.20, salah satu pesawat pengintai dari Furutaka menemukan kapal induk Fletcher, dan segera melaporkannya ke markas Inoue di Rabaul yang kemudian diteruskan ke Takagi.