Complex sentence: British flagged vessel MV Sherborne and USS "General A. W. Greely" responded, Sherborne being first to arrive early on morning of 29 December, however, Carlsen was reluctant to evacuate passengers and crew to a British ship.
Split into simpler sentences: British flagged vessel MV "Sherborne" and USS "General A. W. Greely" responded, "Sherborne" being first to arrive, early in the morning of 29 December. Carlsen, however, was reluctant to evacuate passengers and crew to a British ship.