Original sentence: After yard overhaul, she departed for the Mediterranean on 10 June and visited Spain, Denmark, and Scotland, before returning to Mayport on 9 August.In October 1957, sailing along the Spanish Mediterranean island of Majorca was requested by US ambassador in Spain, John Davis Lodge, to head to the city of Valencia, in the eastern coast of Spain, that has been devastated by floods on the night of 14 October 1957, the Chickasaw helicopters of the ship participating in numerous rescue missions, and the ship crew fighting in the "mud battle" that followed the disaster.Lake Champlain was selected as the prime recovery ship for the first manned space flight of the USA.She departed Bayonne, New Jersey on 8 February 1958 for a Mediterranean cruise returning on 30 October to Mayport, Florida.Tension eased and Lake Champlain returned to Mayport 27 July
Edited sentence: After a yard overhaul, she departed for the Mediterranean on 10 June and visited Spain, Denmark, and Scotland, before returning to Mayport on 9 August.Lake Champlain was near the island of Majorca when the Spanish city of Valencia was devastated by floods on the night of 14 October 1957.Lake Champlain was selected as the prime recovery ship for America's first manned space flight.She departed Bayonne, New Jersey on 8 February 1958 for another Mediterranean cruise returning to Mayport, Florida on 30 October.Tensions eased and Lake Champlain returned to Mayport 27 July.The American ambassador to Spain, John Davis Lodge, requested that Lake Champlain provide assistance for rescue operations.The ship's Chickasaw helicopters undertook numerous rescue missions, and the ship's crew fought in the "mud battle" that followed the disaster