▁station ed ▁at ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts , ▁from ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁to ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁She ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁law ▁enfor cement , ▁ocean ▁station , ▁and ▁search ▁and ▁rescue ▁operations . ▁She ▁was ▁station ed ▁at ▁Wil ming ton , ▁NC , ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁to ▁ 2 9 ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁duties ▁assigned . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 4 ▁May ▁to ▁ 2 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁M end ota ▁shared ▁an ▁International ▁Ice ▁Pat rol ▁with ▁the ▁cut ter ▁Sp encer . ▁Another ▁International ▁Ice ▁Pat rol ▁was ▁shared ▁with ▁the ▁cut ter ▁Mo com a ▁from ▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁to ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁While ▁serving ▁on ▁ocean ▁station ▁Charlie ▁in ▁early ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁M end ota ▁had ▁to ▁leave ▁early ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁ac ute ▁case ▁of ▁append ic itis . ▁From ▁ 2 8 ▁to ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁she ▁to wed ▁the ▁disabled ▁M V ▁Ed ison ▁Mar iner ▁until ▁a ▁commercial ▁t ug ▁arrived . ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁and ▁ 2 2 ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁she ▁to wed ▁the ▁disabled ▁M V ▁South ▁B end ▁Vict ory ▁until ▁rel ieved ▁by ▁a ▁commercial ▁t ug . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁she ▁med ev ac ed ▁a