On 17 May 1965 the LST steamed to the assistance of Panamanian National Guard Launch No. 2. The next morning they found the craft adrift, dispersed food and water to 50 prisoners and 5 guards, and took the launch in tow to return her to Isla Cobia that night. A year later she again served as a good samaritan of the sea. Her two LCVPs were used to refloat SS "La Bonita" after the tramp steamer had run aground near Tumaco, Colombia on 11 May 1966.