Seen here berthed at Princes Wharf no 4 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia after the Australian Government decided to cut spending to the Commonwealth Science Industrial Research Organisaton's Marine Science Divison. She was laid up shortly after this decison and work to refit the Southern Surveyor was commenced. During her layup CSIRO did secure a number of short charters to Bass Strait for survey work in relation to the Gas Pipeline and Basslink Power Cable. The vessel was sold a short time latter.