 Chinese ships returned fire at 0752 hours.During the early morning of July 25, Rear-Admiral Tsuboi's squadron arrived at the rendezvous point near Pungdo island without sighting "Yaeyama" or "Ōshima".Speculating that their commanders had mistakenly headed for the main Island of Pungdo, which was located just under to the south, Tsuboi set course for the island.