Has Amelia Earhart finally been found? The world has searched for the famous pilot’s missing plane for 86 years, and now, ocean archaeologists believe they’ve located it at last—and they have the evidence.
Tony Romeo, Deep Sea Vision founder and former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer, led a 16-member team using the advanced Kongsberg Discovery HUGIN 6000 unmanned underwater drone. Over 90 days, they meticulously scanned the Pacific Ocean west of Earhart’s anticipated landing site, a region devoid of documented wreckage. Each sonar dive spanned nearly 48 hours, amassing several terabytes of data.
When they combed through the gathered information, they encountered an image that Romeo describes as a “surreal moment,” which they believe substantiates the theory that Earhart’s plane ran out of fuel and was unable to reach Howland Island.
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