 In the following week it resupplied from a Japanese coaler, taking special precautions to block any contacts between Soviet and Japanese crews.The sailing to Provideniya (18–26 July) was uneventful, except for a minor storm off Cape Olutorsky, once again damaging the barges.While the convoy assembled in a formation off Cape Dezhnev, two larger transports, "Anadyr" and "Suchan", attempted to head west to Kolyma on their own.