Search team arrives at Pacific island to investigate Earhart disappearance

A research team from the Archaeological Legacy Institute and Purdue University arrived at Nikumaroro Island on Monday to search for clues about Amelia Earhart. The American pilot disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 while trying to fly around the world with navigator Fred Noonan.

The five-day expedition focused on examining an object called the Taraia Object. However, the team faced serious problems. Giant coconut crabs on the island hunt at night, so researchers had to sleep on their ship for safety. The team saw four of these crabs during the trip. Strong El Niño weather conditions made the work even harder.

Earhart vanished more than 89 years ago, and nobody has ever solved the mystery of what happened to her.