0 , ▁she ▁was ▁employed ▁on ▁the ▁reserve ▁cru ise ▁visit ing ▁Ver ac ru z , ▁Mexico . ▁She ▁paid ▁an ▁official ▁visit ▁to ▁C ura ça o ▁from ▁ 1 8 – 2 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁M end ota ▁assist ed ▁the ▁disabled ▁sch oon er ▁Cur le w ▁ ▁north west ▁of ▁B erm uda . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁on - scene ▁commander ▁following ▁a ▁mid - air ▁collision ▁of ▁two ▁US AF ▁aircraft ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁Cape ▁Race , ▁New found land . ▁The ▁body ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pil ots ▁was ▁recovered ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Argent ia . ▁ ▁M end ota ▁coordin ated ▁a ▁search ▁for ▁the ▁SV ▁St ella ▁Mar is , ▁a ▁ ▁y acht ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁crew ▁member ▁sail ing ▁from ▁New port , ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁to ▁B erm uda , ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁The ▁crew man ▁refused ▁assistance ▁when ▁found ▁by ▁M end ota , ▁and ▁ ▁St ella ▁Mar is ▁later ▁disappeared ▁without ▁a ▁trace . ▁M end ota ▁participated ▁in ▁a ▁medical ▁emer gency ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁SS ▁Michel ang elo ▁in ▁March , ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁after ▁Michel ang elo ▁was ▁struck ▁by ▁a ▁ ▁fre ak ▁wave . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁M end ota ▁took ▁on ▁board