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Line 312: In a potentially significant discovery in 2024, Deep Sea Vision, a Charleston, South Carolina, company that operates [[unmanned underwater vehicle]]s, found via sonar what it said are the remains of an airplane on the ocean floor.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Stephen |date=2024-01-29 |title=Amelia Earhart's long-lost plane possibly detected by sonar 16,000 feet underwater, exploration team claims |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amelia-earhart-plane-possibly-detected-sonar-underwater-deep-sea-vision/ |work=CBS News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kim |first=Juliana |date=January 29, 2024 |title=Amelia Earhart's long-lost plane possibly spotted in the Pacific by exploration team |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/01/29/1227574179/amelia-earharts-lost-plane-howland-island |access-date=January 29, 2024 |work=[[NPR]]}}</ref> Using advanced underwater exploration technologies, including [[Synthetic-aperture sonar|Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS)]], they detected an object resembling an Electra airplane approximately {{cvt|16000|ft|km}} beneath the ocean's surface, within {{convert|100|mi|km|abbr=on}} of Howland Island.<ref>{{Citation | vauthors=((Deep Sea Vision)) | year=2024 | title=Deep Sea Vision - Services | url= https://www.deepseavision.com/service-details | access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref> The object's location, size, proportions, and defined edges on an otherwise sandy bottom significantly increase the likelihood that it could be Earhart's missing plane. However, further exploration is needed for confirmation.<ref>{{Citation | year=2024 | title=Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum Presents A Deep Dive with Deep Sea Vision | url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A4yB3ZwWsg | access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref> At a July 20, 2024 presentation at the [[Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum]], the founders of Deep Sea Vision said they plan to send a follow-up mission, provisionally scheduled for late 2024 or early 2025, which will include deploying an optical camera to obtain visual confirmation of the find.<ref>{{Citation | year=2024 | title=Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum Presents A Deep Dive with Deep Sea Vision | url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A4yB3ZwWsg | access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref> While the exact target area remains undisclosed, the company is producing a documentary tentatively entitled "Why Not Us" to chronicle the expedition.<ref>{{Citation | year=2024 | title=Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum Presents A Deep Dive with Deep Sea Vision | url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A4yB3ZwWsg | access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref> If the discovery is == Speculation on disappearance == | |||