 The following month, "El Occidente" issued another distress call, this time for a broken rudder while off the Virginia Capes.Coast Guard cutter responded and towed "El Occidente" to Norfolk, delivering her there on 7 February.In June 1941, the United States Maritime Commission (USMC) announced that it had requisitioned the entire Morgan Line fleet of ten ships, including "El Occidente" and her remaining sister ships, "El Oriente" and "El Mundo".