 On the morning of 10 January 1945, "Barataria" surveyed the waters off the town of Damortis, south of Aringay Point, and found them free of swells.This information prompted her to move to that area, where she anchored shortly after noon.As the patrol bombers of Patrol Bomber Squadron 17 (VPB-17) arrived that afternoon, one plane sank after a rough landing.