 During this time "Unalga" provided rescue service to the stricken Pan American clipper ship, "Dominican Clipper", NC15376.As reported in the "Boston Globe", "Unalga" rescued 15 of the 27 passengers when the clipper crashed on landing in San Juan harbor on 3 October 1941.Shortly after she transferred to San Juan, "Unalga" was the oldest cruising cutter in the Coast Guard inventory.