Earhart expedition update: Crew begins 6-day sea voyage to South Pacific atoll Nikumaroro
October 08, 2026
October 08, 2026
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 8 -- Purdue University posted the following news release:
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Earhart expedition update: Crew begins 6-day sea voyage to South Pacific atoll Nikumaroro
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TARAWA, Kiribati -- The Taraia Object expedition team began the next leg of its journey -- and its first seaborne one -- departing Tarawa, Kiribati, on Wednesday aboard a Kiribati National Shipping Line vessel en route to Nikumaroro, the remote Pacific atoll whe . . .
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Earhart expedition update: Crew begins 6-day sea voyage to South Pacific atoll Nikumaroro
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TARAWA, Kiribati -- The Taraia Object expedition team began the next leg of its journey -- and its first seaborne one -- departing Tarawa, Kiribati, on Wednesday aboard a Kiribati National Shipping Line vessel en route to Nikumaroro, the remote Pacific atoll whe . . .