Brendan Burke, LAMP Logistical Coordinator, poses next to the engine of the research vessel Roper, which was removed for necessary maintenance between Cruises 1 and 2. The work was completed at the Xynides Boatyard, owned and operated for generations by one of St. Augustine’s Greek boatbuilding families.
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Image courtesy of the Search for the Lost French Fleet of 1565 Expedition, NOAA-OER/St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum. Download larger version (jpg, 312 KB).

Brendan Burke, LAMP Logistical Coordinator, poses next to the engine of the research vessel Roper, which was removed for necessary maintenance between Cruises 1 and 2. The work was completed at the Xynides Boatyard, owned and operated for generations by one of St. Augustine’s Greek boatbuilding families.

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