▁January ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁she ▁assist ed ▁the ▁disabled ▁F V ▁Stephen ▁Mar go ▁ ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁Diam ond ▁Sho als . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁she ▁esc orted ▁an ▁am mun ition ▁bar ge . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁and ▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁M end ota ▁res cu ed ▁ 4 6 ▁crew ▁members ▁and ▁one ▁dog ▁from ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁F V ▁Il hav ense ▁Seg undo . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁M end ota ▁assist ed ▁the ▁disabled ▁F V ▁St ella ▁Mar is ▁ ▁south west ▁of ▁Louis bourg , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁M end ota ▁to wed ▁the ▁disabled ▁US N ▁t ug ▁S ag am ore ▁and ▁the ▁destroy er ▁esc ort ▁Stewart ▁to ▁South port , ▁ME . ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁while ▁serving ▁on ▁Ocean ▁Station ▁E CH O , ▁she ▁res cu ed ▁the ▁pil ots ▁from ▁two ▁US AF ▁j ets ▁that ▁had ▁coll ided . ▁On ▁ 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁she ▁assist ed ▁M V ▁Hill c rest ▁at ▁ 3 4 ° 4 3 ’ N , ▁ 6 2 ° 3 0 ’ W . ▁From ▁ 1 ▁to ▁ 2 2 ▁August ▁ 1 9 6