Navy Department Communique No. 6

DECEMBER 13, 1941

U. S. airmen turned back the fishing vessel Alert of U. S. registry in the Gulf of Nicoya, on the west coast of Costa Rica. The vessel was boarded on its return to port and was found to have seven Japanese in the crew. They were taken into custody. The Alert was loaded with a cargo of 10,000 gallons of Diesel oil.

No new developments have been reported from combat areas as of 3 p. m. (e. s. t.) today.