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Luka Rahan, 18, who was carried away by the current after his boat's engine broke down near Bougainville island, was found by fishermen from Kiribati on October 27, roughly 2,000 km from home. His cousin, according to media reports, died at sea. The young man has been hospitalized in Tarawa.
Otabek YusupovAn expedition testing the hypothesis that the 'Taraia object' on Nikumaroro island (Kiribati) is wreckage of Amelia Earhart's plane, who disappeared in 1937, concluded that it is most likely a cluster of large trees washed up on a sandbar. Purdue University noted that by the time the team arrived, most of the object had collapsed and been washed away. The mystery of the aviator's disappearance remains unsolved.
Madina UsmonovaA Purdue University and Archaeological Legacy Institute expedition has resumed work on the uninhabited atoll of Nikumaroro (Kiribati) after a three-day delay caused by a storm. The team is investigating the 'Taraia object' in the lagoon, which may be wreckage of the Lockheed Electra that vanished in 1937 along with Amelia Earhart.
Madina Usmonova
