Ocean Exploration Company Thinks It Found Earhart's Airplane

Deep Sea Vision has a fuzzy underwater image it thinks is Amelia Earhart’s Electra, but it plans to go back and look to be sure.

Meg Godlewski

Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 05:31 PM ET

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Ocean exploration company Deep Sea Vision has a fuzzy underwater image it thinks is Amelia Earhart’s Electra, but it plans to go back and look to be sure. [Courtesy: Deep Sea Vision]

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Ocean exploration company Deep Sea Vision (DSV) announced it captured a sonar image in the Pacific Ocean that "appears to be Earhart's Lockheed 10-E Electra," missing for 86 years.
The DSV expedition, led by Tony Romeo, surveyed over 5,200 square miles of ocean floor near Howland Island using a sophisticated underwater drone.
While the sonar image is considered "intriguing" and warrants further investigation by experts like the Smithsonian, skeptics demand more definitive proof such as the aircraft's registration number.

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An ocean exploration company thinks it may have found Amelia Earhart’s airplane. The Lockheed Electra 10-E went missing 86 years ago when Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared during an attempt at an around-the-world flight.

On January 26, Deep Sea Vision (DSV), based in South Carolina, announced that it had captured a sonar image in the Pacific Ocean that “appears to be Earhart’s Lockheed 10-E Electra.”