Kammala wannan jumla: A ranar 12 zuwa 14 ga Mayu, 1975, "Coral Sea" ya shiga tare da sauran sojojin ruwa, Sojojin Sama da Sojojin Ruwa a cikin
Lamarin Mayaguez, dawo da jirgin ruwan Amurka mai suna SS "Mayaguez" da ma'aikatanta 39, ba bisa ka'ida ba a ranar 12 ga Mayu a cikin ruwan kasa da kasa ta hanyar bindigogi na Khmer Rouge. An kaddamar da hare-haren jiragen sama na karewa daga jirgin sama a kan manyan jiragen ruwa na kasar Kambodiya da kuma jiragen sama a matsayin jiragen sama na jirgin sama tare da 288 Marines daga Battalion Landing Teams 2 da 9 daga U Tapao, Thailand, kuma suka sauka a Koh Tang Island don ceton ma'aikatan "Mayaguez" da kuma tabbatar da jirgin. Sojojin ruwa guda goma sha takwas, 'yan jirgin sama, da kuma sojojin ruwa sun rasa rayukansu a cikin aikin. Don aikinta, "Coral Sea" an gabatar da yabo na Meritorious Unit a ranar 6 ga Yuli 1976. A halin yanzu, an sake sanya shi a matsayin "Multi-Purpose Aircraft Carrier", yana komawa zuwa lambar rarrabuwa ta CV-43, a ranar 30 ga Yuni 1975.