▁days , ▁with ▁two - way ▁far es ▁starting ▁at ▁$ 1 , 0 3 0 ▁for ▁first ▁class ▁and ▁$ 6 3 0 ▁for ▁cabin ▁class . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁newspaper ▁and ▁television ▁cam eras ▁photograph ed ▁Captain ▁Thomas ▁Sim m ons ▁of ▁the ▁Argentina ▁and ▁Captain ▁William ▁Bro phy ▁on ▁a ▁t ug bo at ▁of ▁the ▁Mc All ister ▁Tow ing ▁Company ▁communic ating ▁by ▁walk ie - t alk ie , ▁demonstr ating ▁how ▁this ▁form ▁of ▁radio ▁helped ▁to ▁man eu ver ▁ships ▁in ▁port . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁two ▁days ▁out ▁of ▁Port ▁of ▁Spain , ▁Tr in idad , ▁Argentina ▁met ▁a ▁large ▁sch oon er ▁that ▁had ▁sa iled ▁from ▁Las ▁Pal mas , ▁Gran ▁Can aria , ▁with ▁ 1 1 9 ▁men ▁ab o ard ▁bound ▁for ▁Venezuela . ▁The ▁sch oon er ▁was ▁off - course , ▁almost ▁out ▁of ▁food ▁and ▁other ▁supplies ▁and ▁was ▁flying ▁dist ress ▁signals . ▁Argentina ▁re pl en ished ▁the ▁sch oon er ' s ▁food ▁and ▁water ▁stores ▁and ▁put ▁her ▁back ▁on ▁course ▁for ▁Venezuela . ▁ ▁Argentina ▁reached ▁New ▁York ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁her ▁last ▁South ▁American ▁voyage ▁on ▁ 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁She ▁and ▁Brazil ▁were ▁laid ▁up ▁as ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Def ense ▁Reserve ▁Fle et ▁on ▁the ▁James ▁River ▁at ▁Fort ▁E ust is , ▁Virginia