The US1 stood off 1Km from Dom Island, well below the surface, to avoid detection by search aircraft.
The large submersible from the island navigated into the moon-pool and unloaded the cure phials and research data.
Bryson was the only passenger on the return trip to the island. He hated the journey and would have preferred the workboat, but it avoided any possibility of infection and the subsequent side effects of the cure.
Next to be evacuated were Max and Star, because they were ill and would be unwell for about four more hours. Key scientific staff travelled with them as it was essential to protect the staff, in case the complex was compromised before full evacuation. Fortunately, there was no need to remove any laboratory equipment or other hardware. This would be totally destroyed in the final phase of the plan, carefully devised at the conception of VRC.