U.S. Marine Archaeology Team Investigates Anomaly in South Pacific for Amelia Earhart's Missing Plane
A U.S. marine archaeology team is heading to the remote Pacific island of Nikumaroro to investigate an underwater anomaly, dubbed the 'Taraia Object,' which was first detected by satellite six years ago. Researchers suspect this submerged object in the island's lagoon could be the wreckage of Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra 10-E plane. Earhart, along with navigator Fred Noonan, vanished on July 2, 1937, during her attempt to become the first female pilot to fly around the world. They lost contact after departing Lae, New Guinea, bound for Howland Island in the Pacific. The expedition, led by the Archaeological Legacy Institute in Eugene, Oregon, and supported by Purdue University, faced delays in obtaining approval from the government of Kiribati but is now proceeding. The team aims to verify the identity of the anomaly.
