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Dates: | Twenty-four day expedition, June 2015. | |||||||||||
Vessel: | M/S Nai’a, 120 foot research motor sailer out of Fiji. | |||||||||||
Search Technology: | Small ROV for deep underwater search; SCUBA for shallow underwater search; metal detection and Mark I human eyeball for on-shore search. | |||||||||||
Underwater Search Operations: | Focus on known sonar targets. | |||||||||||
Onshore Search Operations: | Detailed survey of the beachfront and forest area in search of evidence of an initial Earhart/Noonan campsite. | |||||||||||
Budget: | $500,000. | |||||||||||
The Plan | ||||||||||||
The 14-person TIGHAR team will depart Fiji on June 8 aboard Nai’a for the five day, one thousand mile voyage to Nikumaroro, arriving June 13. Three types of search operations will run concurrently over the next fourteen days:
For the final day at Nikumaroro the TIGHAR team will be joined by 60 passengers aboard M/V Fiji Princess for the Betchart Expeditions Amelia Earhart Cruise. Four experienced TIGHARs, including Senior Archaeologist Dr. Tom King, will be aboard Fiji Princess to serve as lecturers and guides. Nai’a will depart Nikumaroro on June 26, arriving back in Fiji on July 1. |
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Special Offer – The Niku VIII Search Reference Kit
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Our special thanks to the corporate and individual sponsors of The Earhart Project, without whom nothing would be possible:
The Members of the TIGHAR Board of Directors. And the loyal membership of TIGHAR. To make a donation to the Earhart Project, click HERE. |
The Earhart Project is funded by charitable contributions. Donations by check (payable to TIGHAR) or credit card (Visa, Discover, American Express or Master Card) may be sent to TIGHAR, The Earhart Project, 2366 Hickory Hill Road, Oxford, PA 19363, USA, or click on the link above to make your contribution. Confidential inquiries regarding sponsorship opportunities for individuals or corporations should be addressed to Executive Director Richard Gillespie (email Ric@tighar.org). |
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