 On September 3, 1941 "Pink Star" sailed from New York, under the command of John S. MacKenzie, as part of Convoy SC-44, bound for the United Kingdom.The ship was loaded with general cargo with a crew, due to provisions of the Neutrality Act prohibiting United States flagged vessels or citizens sailing into war zones, composed of 8 Canadians, 8 Netherlanders, 6 Britons, 3 Belgians, 3 Chinese and one each of Polish, French, Portuguese, Irish, Danish and Ecuadorian nationality.At 01