Amelia Earhart’s Lost Plane May Have Been Found

A crew searching for the long-lost wreckage that is believed to be the remains of Amelia Earhart's plane have reportedly been found at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

Deep Sea Vision revealed the discovery of "what appears to be Earhart’s Lockheed 10-E Electra," which was reportedly found after they scanned “more than 5,200 square miles of ocean floor.”

Back in September 2023, a 16-person crew launched the search from Tarawa, Kiribati, a port near Howland Island. This is located approximately 3,100KM southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii.

Around 30 days later, a sonar image was captured, which resembled the shape of an airplane, and it was located within 100 miles (approx. 160KM) of the island. 


Deep Sea Vision has also shared an image of the plane-shaped object over social media.

It remains unclear if the image on sonar is actually the wreckage of Amelia Earhart's missing plane.

However, Tony Romeo, the pilot and real estate investor who led the search, claimed he is confident the debris is connected to the crash.

“There’s no other known crashes in the area, and certainly not of that era or that kind of design with the tale that you see in the image."

Amelia Earhart, along with her navigator Fred Noonan, were last seen leaving Papua New Guinea on July 2nd, 1937. 


The two were expected to refuel at Howland Island prior to continuing their trip.

Romeo has spent U$11 million to fund the search so far. 

In order to find the wreckage, the crews used the Kongsberg Discovery HUGIN 6000. Deep Sea Vision described this as “the most advanced unmanned underwater drone.”

“This is maybe the most exciting thing I’ll ever do in my life. I feel like a 10-year-old going on a treasure hunt," Romeo said.

Deep sea experts are asking for more evidence, which Deep Sea Vision hopes to gain during its next expedition.


Underwater archaeologist Andrew Pietruszka said, "Until you physically take a look at this, there's no way to say for sure what that is."

In the near future, the crew has plans to return to the site to learn more. 

If this debris belonged to Amelia Earhart, Romeo said the follow up question would be: “How do we lift the plane?” and “How do we salvage it?”

"I don't think we're there yet. But I do think Americans want to see this in the Smithsonian; that's where it belongs. Not the bottom of the ocean."

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