On 5 March 1942, "Georgic" left Port Sudan under tow of the Harrison Line's liner "Recorder" and the tug "St. Sampson", which later proved to be too small for the task and had to slip after one day. On the eighth day they were joined by another tug, "Pauline Moller" and the British steamer "Haresfield", who together successfully brought "Georgic" into Karachi on 31 March. Here it was decided that "Georgic" would undergo essential repairs which did not require dry docking: Taking eight months to complete with limited resources, her engines and generators were restored to working order, her stem was straightened, and some crew accommodation was rebuilt onboard. In December 1942, "Georgic" left Karachi under her own power for Bombay, her engines managing a speed of . At Bombay she was dry docked and the damage to her hull repaired, her machinery was also given a further overhaul. "Georgic" then left Bombay for the UK on 20 January 1943, arriving at Liverpool on 1 March, having completed the entire journey unescorted at an average speed of .