Positioning equipment for use in TIGHAR's search for Amelia Earhart's lost plane on the deck of the Ka'imikai-o-Kanaloa
This infographic explains the shipments provided by FedEx in support of TIGHAR's Earhart Project.
The AUV being lowered in the water in Honolulu for test operations
Test operations for submersibles to be used in Earhart Project
The ROV and AUV perform test maneuvers before departure from Honolulu.
TIGHAR's Ric Gillespie with the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
Remote Operated Vehicle is positioned aboard the KoK
Remote Operated Vehicles positioned aboard the KoK
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, a "free-swimming" search submersible
Final items for search for Amelia Earhart's plane are delivered to the research vessel Ka'imikai-o-Kanaloa.
Components of the unmanned search submarine arrive in Honolulu from Boston via FedEx Express
Containers with control equipment and unmanned submersibles being loaded at University of Hawaii Marine Center
Containers with control equipment and unmanned submersibles being delivered in Honolulu
TIGHAR's Ric Gillespie with expedition members from Phoenix International, Submersible Systems and Bluefin Robotics
The Ka'imikai-o-Kanaloa departs from the University of Hawaii Marine Center en route towards Nikumaroro on July 3, 2012
The Ka'imikai-o-Kanaloa leaving Honolulu en route towards Nikumaroro on July 3, 2012
The Ka'imikai-o-Kanaloa sails away from Hawaii towards Nikumaroro on July 3, 2012
Seventy five years ago, Amelia Earhart’s disappearance became one of the greatest mysteries in aviation history. Now, FedEx is supporting the search for answers with the transportation of underwater investigative equipment set for use by The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) in its July 2012 Earhart Project expedition aboard the Ka'imikai-o-Kanaloa.
