Source: Post Courier
Published: 01 March 2011
Link: http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20110301/news05.htm
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| The route taken by Emelia Earhart is directly aligned with the assumed crash site. Source: http://www.saipanstewart.com/essays/earhart.html |
NO one is allowed to travel to Bougainville and make an attempt to visit a plane
wreck of Amelia Earhart, locals warned yesterday.
An aircraft said to fit the description of Earhart’s Lockheed 10E Electra is resting at the depth of 70 metres on a reef at Matsungan Island, northwest of Buka.
The group carrying out the confirmation expedition headed by David Mona and businessman Cletus Harepa have warned that any divers from overseas or outside Bougainville planning a “diving” trip to the crash site would have to seek permission from them.
Speaking to the Post-Courier yesterday, Mr Mona said his group had been working on the expedition for 11 years since 2000.
He said he engaged businessman Mr Harepa to fund the mission. He said so far more than K50,000 has been spent to carry out the confirmation on the wreck.
Mr Mona appeared irritated that the discovery was splashed on the front page of the Post-Courier newspaper yesterday.
He said some information was still sketchy but he advised they were now working to complete their mission.
He said the Autonomous Bougainville Government was already aware of the issue and had been briefed on the diving operation.
Meanwhile, concerns have now been raised by Bougainvilleans living on the coastal areas that the ABG and all marine authorities both on a local and national level should now beef up their security alerts as sightings of illegal ships have been frequently reported.
There have been reports both from Customs office in Buka and from fishermen all across Bougainville and Buka especially about long-liners, fishing vessels and other boats fishing and seen around the coastal areas of the island, mainly parts of Haku, Carterets and the surrounding Petats, Matsungan and Pororan Islands.
They called for all ships to be screened and their activities in the area monitored.
An aircraft said to fit the description of Earhart’s Lockheed 10E Electra is resting at the depth of 70 metres on a reef at Matsungan Island, northwest of Buka.
The group carrying out the confirmation expedition headed by David Mona and businessman Cletus Harepa have warned that any divers from overseas or outside Bougainville planning a “diving” trip to the crash site would have to seek permission from them.
Speaking to the Post-Courier yesterday, Mr Mona said his group had been working on the expedition for 11 years since 2000.
He said he engaged businessman Mr Harepa to fund the mission. He said so far more than K50,000 has been spent to carry out the confirmation on the wreck.
Mr Mona appeared irritated that the discovery was splashed on the front page of the Post-Courier newspaper yesterday.
He said some information was still sketchy but he advised they were now working to complete their mission.
He said the Autonomous Bougainville Government was already aware of the issue and had been briefed on the diving operation.
Meanwhile, concerns have now been raised by Bougainvilleans living on the coastal areas that the ABG and all marine authorities both on a local and national level should now beef up their security alerts as sightings of illegal ships have been frequently reported.
There have been reports both from Customs office in Buka and from fishermen all across Bougainville and Buka especially about long-liners, fishing vessels and other boats fishing and seen around the coastal areas of the island, mainly parts of Haku, Carterets and the surrounding Petats, Matsungan and Pororan Islands.
They called for all ships to be screened and their activities in the area monitored.
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| Amelia Earhart in Lae before her disappearance (source: http://ameliaearhartandpng.blogspot.com/) |
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| Perhaps the last photo ever taken just before Amelia's Electra departed in Lae on 2 July 1937 (Source: http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/conspiracy/q0299.shtml) |
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