December 25, 2004
For Immediate Release
Contact Person:
Lynn Jourdan (207) 967.0666

Nauticos Launches 2005 Amelia Expedition

Nauticos, a company with an impressive record of success in deep water searches has teamed with leading authorities, technical experts and media professionals to undertake the definitive search and recovery of Amelia Earhart’s missing Lockheed Electra10E in March of 2005.

One of the world’s most acclaimed deep-sea search and recovery groups, Nauticos was responsible for such discoveries as –

• The I-52 (an historic World War II Japanese submarine shipwreck)
• The Dakar (an Israeli submarine lost in the Mediterranean in 1968)
• Wreckage from Japanese aircraft carriers sunk in the Battle of Midway
• The deepest ancient shipwreck ever found dating to the second century BC.
  

Additionally, Nauticos has managed the operations for such celebrated expeditions as the "Titanic Live" broadcast for the Discovery Channel and Dateline NBC. They have also worked in conjunction with such organizations as the US Navy and the National Geographic.

Speculation on what happened to Earhart has never ceased. Using modern technology to reexamine old evidence and plot possible crash sites, Nauticos is continuing its 2002 search of the location many feel is the most probable crash site.

Theories abound as to what happened that July 2 in 1937 when the world’s most famous female aviator vanished over the pacific on her way to becoming the first person to fly around the world at the equator. The details surrounding Amelia Earhart’s last flight remain a mystery.

The expedition will also serve to raise funds for The SeaWord Foundation, a primary partner with Nauticos on the Amelia Earhart Project, supporting the project's educational and scientific goals. SeaWord is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, and will sponsor berths for a teacher and a college-level student on the five-week mission to develop learning materials for other students and for general public interest. Tax-deductible donations to help SeaWord in this endeavor may be sent to 2801 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007, or through www.seaword.org.