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Narrator: With precious few days left, bob decides to throw a much larger net
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Expedition Amelia

With precious few days left, bob decides to throw a much larger net. Rather than...

Narrator: With precious few days left, bob decides to throw a much larger net. Rather than searching for
tiny metal fragments, he's now
going to look for one big one

Full Transcript

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Narrator: With precious few days left, bob decides to throw a much larger net.
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Rather than searching for tiny metal fragments, he's now going to look for one big one.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:13:31
Uploaded
Jun 17, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
National Geographic

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Movie Summary

Deep-sea explorer Dr. Robert Ballard attempts to solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart's disappearance in an effort to end speculation about what actually happened to her.
One is that it slipped off the reef and did a very traumatic trip over giant cliffs, - Expedition Amelia 00:09
One is that it slipped off the reef and did a very traumatic...
Narrator: But then there's the other possibility that the plane floated. - Expedition Amelia 00:31
Narrator: But then there's the other possibility tha...
So, you get very few targets on them, which is good because then if you see a target, - Expedition Amelia 00:08
So, you get very few targets on them, which is good because ...
I don't normally have patience on land. - Expedition Amelia 00:04
I don't normally have patience on land.
But I learned a long time ago to develop patience out here. - Expedition Amelia 00:05
But I learned a long time ago to develop patience out here.
Narrator: Patience was never amelia's strong suit. - Expedition Amelia 00:15
Narrator: Patience was never amelia's strong suit.
It's been retrofitted and reinforced for a one-of-a-kind journey. - Expedition Amelia 00:08
It's been retrofitted and reinforced for a one-of-a-...
I mean, well think about this, this is cutting edge technology and they've - Expedition Amelia 00:07
I mean, well think about this, this is cutting edge technolo...
Men have basically raised money for her to take it on this, - Expedition Amelia 00:10
Men have basically raised money for her to take it on this,
Reporter (over radio): Always daring and courageous, amelia never hesitated. - Expedition Amelia 00:15
Reporter (over radio): Always daring and courageous, amel...
Narrator: From oakland to miami, down to south america and across to africa, - Expedition Amelia 00:23
Narrator: From oakland to miami, down to south america an...
Narrator: Telegrams, and at least 100 photos, - Expedition Amelia 00:06
Narrator: Telegrams, and at least 100 photos,
Earhart: Have never seen such raindrops, props a blur in it. - Expedition Amelia 00:05
Earhart: Have never seen such raindrops, props a blur in it.
Narrator: It's not all smooth sailing. - Expedition Amelia 00:25
Narrator: It's not all smooth sailing.
Narrator: After 6 straight weeks and 29 stops, - Expedition Amelia 00:08
Narrator: After 6 straight weeks and 29 stops,
Exhausted, she sends a long telegram back home. - Expedition Amelia 00:15
Exhausted, she sends a long telegram back home.
But at that point they were so close to finishing and george putnam wanted them - Expedition Amelia 00:07
But at that point they were so close to finishing and george...
Narrator: Not wanting to get off schedule, at 10 a.M., July 2, 1937, - Expedition Amelia 00:22
Narrator: Not wanting to get off schedule, at 10 a.M., Ju...
I shall be glad when we have the hazards of its navigation behind us. - Expedition Amelia 00:05
I shall be glad when we have the hazards of its navigation b...
Narrator: On nautilus, bob is still plumbing the depths of that broad ocean to see if - Expedition Amelia 00:23
Narrator: On nautilus, bob is still plumbing the depths o...