Potential Breakthrough in Amelia Earhart Mystery: Sonar Image May Show Long-Lost Plane

Deep Sea Vision's $11 Million Expedition Uncovers Promising Clue in Pacific Ocean; Further Investigation Planned

Deep Sea Vision, an ocean exploration company based in South Carolina, has captured a sonar image in the Pacific Ocean that appears to be Amelia Earhart's Lockheed 10-E Electra aircraft, which disappeared in 1937.
The company scanned more than 5,200 square miles of ocean floor using a high-tech unmanned submersible drone, discovering the image about 100 miles from Howland Island, where Earhart was supposed to stop and refuel during her attempt to circumnavigate the globe.
Tony Romeo, a former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer and CEO of Deep Sea Vision, funded the $11 million expedition by selling his commercial real estate properties.
While the image is promising, experts say that clearer images and more details, such as the plane's serial number, are needed for definitive proof.
Romeo plans to return to the site later this year or early next year with a camera and remote operated vehicle to capture better images of the potential wreckage site.