The Chichibu Maru (秩父丸) renamed Kamakura Maru was sunk by the submarine USS Gudgeon resulting in 2,035 of the 2,500 passengers, soldiers and civilians, loosing their lives.
No. 14 (Arctic) Commando began a raid on Haugesund Norway's shipping. The seven man team would sink one ship before being captured. They all ultimately perished, six being executed under the Commando Order and a seventh dying of typhus while a prisoner.
From Sarah Sundin's blog:
Today in World War II History—April 28, 1943: Atlantic convoy ONS-5 begins battle with U-boats: by May 6, six U-boats and thirteen Allied ships will be sunk; a turning point in the Battle of the Atlantic.
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