Director of Operations, Michael Dessner, and Executive Director, Dr. Dominique Rissolo. Photo Credit: Lance Milbrand

Returning to the ship from the Turks & Caicos National Museum. Photo Credit: Lance Milbrand

Returning to the ship from the Turks & Caicos National Museum. Photo Credit: Lance Milbrand

Dr. Dominique Rissolo, Executive Director of the Waitt Institute, examines photos of the Companion Wreck. Photo Credit: Lance Milbrand

Casual outdoor dining during a rainstorm on Grand Turk. Photo Credit: Lance Milbrand

Dr. Dominique Rissolo rappels into a Mayan cenote. Photo Credit: Sam Meacham

The Waitt expedition team departs for another day of surveys along the Rio Chagres. Photo Credit: Lance Milbrand

Dr. Dominique Rissolo tells the Waitt expedition team about their findings. Photo Credit: Lance Milbrand

The Waitt expedition team conducts a snorkel survey at the base of the Fort San Lorenzo. Photo Credit: Lance Milbrand

Dr. Dominique Rissolo and Fritz Hanselmann return to Protector with news of their exploration at the base of the fort. Photo Credit: Lance Milbrand

Dr. Dominique Rissolo and Fritz Hanselmann surface during the snorkel reconnaissance. Photo Credit: Lance Milbrand

An NGS/Waitt grant forum at the 2009 Explorers Symposium. Photo Credit: Rebecca Hale, National Geographic Society

The Waitt Institute's Dr. Dominique Rissolo presents at the 2009 Explorers Symposium. Photo Credit: Rebecca Hale, National Geographic Society