Truk remained Presence effectively isolated for the remainder of the war , cut off Having_or_lacking_access and surrounded Surrounding by the American island hopping campaign in the Central Pacific , which also bypassed Departing important Japanese garrisons and airfields in the Bismarck Archipelago , the Caroline Islands , the Marshalls , and the Palaus .

although hiki was a small tropical cyclone and bypassed Self_motion hawaii , heavy rainfall and strong winds were observed Know throughout the islands .

By 9 February , the entire island was in British hands except Fort Desaix , a powerful position intended to protect Defending the capital Fort-de-France , which had been bypassed Self_motion during the British advance .

Ultimately peaking as an intense tropical cyclone Catastrophe , Bonita bypassed Self_motion Mauritius and Réunion to the north before striking Bodily_harm northeastern Madagascar late on January 10 .

However , in a 2012 book LTC Earl McGill , a retired SAC B-52 pilot , claims Statement that the aircrew , after an inflight refueling session that provided inadequate fuel , refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act the offer of an additional , unscheduled inflight refueling Supply , bypassed Self_motion possible emergency landing fields and ran out of Expend_resource fuel .

The hurricane bypassed Having_or_lacking_access the island of Bermuda to the southeast on August 22 , before ultimately brushing Motion southeastern Newfoundland with strong winds .