The Waitt Albania 2009 team: Liz, Joe, and Derek.

Waitt DSO, Joe Lepore, helps fill tanks for the next day's dives. Photo credit: Liz Smith

Multimedia Producer, Liz Smith, and the team head out the Hercules. Photo credit: Derek Smith

The team prepares for a second dive. Photo credit: Derek Smith

Liz Smith floats at the surface after a dive. Photo credit: Derek Smith

Joe Lepore drives the Waitt expedition to the site, where he will oversee diving as Dive Safety Officer. Photo credit: Liz Smith

The expedition team prepares the side scan sonar rig. Photo Credit: Pilar Luna

Helena Barba and Michael Desnner do a reconnaissance survey at the site. Photo Credit: Jeff Morris

Michael Dessner takes a closer look at a portion of the wooden hull. Photo Credit: Jeff Morris

Joe Lepore delivers a pre-dive briefing to ship's Captain and a crew member. Photo Credit: Lance Milbrand

Michael Dessner measures one of Endymion’s cannon. Photo Credit: Dr. Donald Keith

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

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

Waitt Institute Director of Operations, Michael Dessner, scans the Chagres as Protector follows the route used by mariners for more than 500 years. 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

The AUV crew pulls Ginger aboard using the LARS. Photo Credit: Brian Cousin