▁the ▁Bon in ▁Islands . ▁In ▁the ▁heavy ▁se as , ▁her ▁to w ▁line ▁part ed , ▁leaving ▁USS ▁Y CV - 1 8 ▁ad rift . ▁During ▁the ▁en su ing ▁recovery ▁operations , ▁the ▁t ug ' s ▁Lieutenant ▁J G , ▁J . ▁B . ▁Clark , ▁ordered ▁everyone ▁off ▁the ▁fant ail ▁out ▁of ▁harm ' s ▁way . ▁While ▁operating ▁the ▁win ch ▁he ▁was ▁knock ed ▁over board ▁when ▁the ▁to w ▁line ▁sn apped . ▁Several ▁crew men ▁jump ed ▁in ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁save ▁him ▁but ▁were ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁get ▁him ▁back ▁on ▁board . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁W and ank ▁conducted ▁a ▁survey ▁of ▁the ▁Sol omon ▁Islands ▁in ▁a ▁joint ▁project ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hawai i ' s ▁Institute ▁of ▁Ge oph ys ics ▁and ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Naval ▁Research ; ▁during ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁this ▁operation , ▁she ▁measured ▁the ▁earth ' s ▁gravity ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁W and ank ▁rende z vous ed ▁with ▁Japanese ▁merchant man ▁Ye iji ▁Mar u , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁experien cing ▁engine ▁trouble , ▁and ▁esc orted ▁the ▁dist ress ed ▁ship ▁to ▁Gu am . ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁she ▁to wed ▁SS ▁Old ▁West bury ▁to ▁a ▁safe ▁haven , ▁rel ieving ▁auxili ary ▁ocean ▁t ug ▁USS ▁S unn adin ▁( ATA - 1 9 7 ), ▁which ▁had ▁run ▁low