TRANSIT TO SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
During the transit, the heave compensator was taken apart in preparation for the planned replacement of seals while in Sydney. At 1523 hr on 8 August, a three-person documentary film crew (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) visited the ship for two hours. After the 6.04-day transit (1524 nmi), Leg 180 ended with the first line ashore in Sydney, Australia, at 0530 hr on 11 August.