æz ðə mˈɪdəl ˈiːst kɹˈaɪsɪs ˈiːzd ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ, dʒˈɑːn wˈɪlɪs dᵻpˈɑːɹɾᵻd ðɪ ˈiːstɚn mˌɛdɪɾɪɹˈeɪniən ˌɔn fˈoːɹtiːn sɛptˈɛmbɚ, ænd sˈeɪld fɚðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, pˈʊɾɪŋ ˌɪntʊ nˈuːpoːɹt ˌɔn sˈɛvən ɑːktˈoʊbɚ.
As the Middle East crisis eased in September, John Willis departed the Eastern Mediterranean on 14 September, and sailed for the United States, putting into Newport on 7 October.