Emergency repairs were made at sea to stop the fuel oil leak. In 1964 & 1965 she served off of Cuba as a Radar Picket Ship tracking Russian Convoys and rescuing Cuban refugees that had fled the island.
In crisis situations, emergency repairs were performed on board to contain the fuel oil spill. Between 1964 and 1965, the ship was positioned near Cuba, functioning as a radar surveillance platform that monitored Soviet cargo vessels and rescued Cuban refugees fleeing the island.