Amelia Earhart And The Coconut Crabs
It was a mystery how Amelia Earhart disappeared when she challenged herself to a round-the-world flight in 1937. Recently, a group of researchers presented evidences which point to the place where she might have exactly disappeared. This is in the western Pacific. As reported by Discovery Channel, according to the research group called TIGHAR - The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery - what transpired was that Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Nooman, made a forced landing on a certain coral atoll named Nikumaroro. This is in the Phoenix Islands in Kiribati. There, Amelia and Fred became castaways and suffered all sorts of privation, from disease, to thirst and hunger, and injury.
Evidences have been presented by TIGHAR. These include the human bones that were found in Nikomaroro back in 1940. This was recovered by Gerald Gallagher, a British Colonial Service Officer. Nevertheless, the bones were not preserved and were eventually lost. On that time of discovery, it was reported that the bones matched Amelia's physical characteristics so there is a possibility. As for the other fractions of the remains, it might have been scattered around the island and might also have been ransacked by the countless coconut crabs in and around the area.
Aside from the bones, there were other pieces of proof discovered. There was an empty bottle, a woman's shoe, and a sextant box. It was said that the sextant box's serial numbers match that of which Nooman brought with him. It was also reported that there were radio signals, which could only have been transmitted from land, which had been obtained after several days of their disappearance.
While basking with the soothing ambience of spa candles [http://www.coconutscentedcandles.com], executive director Richard Gillespie thought of a way to back up his theory. Gillespie will shell out $500,000 for a research expedition to be held this summer to get more proof about the place where Amelia disappeared. When he succeeds in this endeavor, not only will he be famous for solving one of the most persistent aviation mysteries, he would also be able to lie down with the light of beeswax candles [http://www.coconutscentedcandles.com] and be proud of his accomplishment. This should have been much easier if coconut crabs could talk. But of course, that is something that happens in movies. So all that investment would be all good especially if they find out what really happened. That should be what should happen.
Evidences have been presented by TIGHAR. These include the human bones that were found in Nikomaroro back in 1940. This was recovered by Gerald Gallagher, a British Colonial Service Officer. Nevertheless, the bones were not preserved and were eventually lost. On that time of discovery, it was reported that the bones matched Amelia's physical characteristics so there is a possibility. As for the other fractions of the remains, it might have been scattered around the island and might also have been ransacked by the countless coconut crabs in and around the area.
Aside from the bones, there were other pieces of proof discovered. There was an empty bottle, a woman's shoe, and a sextant box. It was said that the sextant box's serial numbers match that of which Nooman brought with him. It was also reported that there were radio signals, which could only have been transmitted from land, which had been obtained after several days of their disappearance.
While basking with the soothing ambience of spa candles [http://www.coconutscentedcandles.com], executive director Richard Gillespie thought of a way to back up his theory. Gillespie will shell out $500,000 for a research expedition to be held this summer to get more proof about the place where Amelia disappeared. When he succeeds in this endeavor, not only will he be famous for solving one of the most persistent aviation mysteries, he would also be able to lie down with the light of beeswax candles [http://www.coconutscentedcandles.com] and be proud of his accomplishment. This should have been much easier if coconut crabs could talk. But of course, that is something that happens in movies. So all that investment would be all good especially if they find out what really happened. That should be what should happen.