Crew searching for Amelia Earhart arrives at crab-infested island

A research team from the Archaeological Legacy Institute and Purdue University has reached Nikumaroro Island in the Pacific Ocean to investigate what may be wreckage from Amelia Earhart's aircraft, which disappeared during her 1937 around-the-world flight attempt. The researchers will spend five days examining a mysterious object called the Taraia Object, first identified in satellite images from 2020, though some experts doubt it is aircraft debris. The expedition faces significant challenges including dangerous coconut crabs that force the crew to sleep aboard their ship and extreme El Niño weather conditions that may restrict shore access.