She was bought by Sealift Incorporated in 1998 and was providing a cargo liner service between Cape Canaveral, Florida and Ascension Island until 2012.

[5] Departing from Port Canaveral, Florida, the voyage took 15 days at an average speed of 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) and covered 4,426 nautical miles.

[5] Ascension Island lies in the South Atlantic Ocean, east from Brazil and around 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from the coast of Africa.

It is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, the main island of which is 800 miles (1,300 km) to the south east.

[9] The unloading process can consist of over 100 separate lifts and take several days[10] In addition to carrying cargo, the crew of the Ascension has assisted in green sea turtle research, delivering tagged animals about 200 miles (320 km) off the coast.