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NOAA Ship Nancy Foster docked in St. Croix after completing coral reef ecosystem studies.

The Charleston, S.C.-based ship is the first U.S. Government vessel to visit Cuba since diplomatic relations were restored.

NOAA Fisheries marine biologist Dr. John Lamkin (right) provides an overview on May 9, 2016, of the science conducted aboard NOAA Ship Nancy Foster to U.S. Chargé d'Affaires Jeffrey DeLaurentis of the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba.

NOAA Ship Nancy Foster's Commanding Officer Lt. Cmdr. Jeffrey Shoup (left) and Dr. John Lamkin (right) of the Southeast Fisheries Science Center describe one of the technologies scientists use to study the water column to U.S. Chargé d'Affaires Jeffrey DeLaurentis (center) during the ship's visit to Havana, Cuba, May 8-10, 2016.

U.S. Chargé d'Affairs Jeffrey DeLaurentis, U.S. Embassy personnel, and crew members from NOAA Ship Nancy Foster pause for a photo on 9 May 2016 with the ship during its visit to Havana, Cuba.

NOAA Ship Nancy Foster Survey Technician Nickolas Mitchell recovers a marine science instrument used to sample the water column during a test off the Florida coast.
NOAA ships Nancy Foster and Okeanos Explorer have been exploring coral reef and deep-sea ecoystems in the Caribbean.

NOAA Ship Nancy Foster bow shot

NOAA Ship Nancy Foster underway.