Tony Romeo
Coverage of Tony Romeo in the Nexus archive.
- Long-lost Pan Am crash wreckage found decades after deadly disaster that reshaped airline safety
Wreckage from a 1952 Pan Am flight crash off Puerto Rico, which killed 52 people and influenced airline safety reforms, was discovered using an autonomous underwater drone. The search, led by the Air/Sea Heritage Foundation and Deep Sea Vision, utilized historical records and advanced sonar technology to locate the DC-4 aircraft in nearly 2,000 feet of water.
- Wreckage found of Pan Am plane crash that helped lead to today's safety briefings on every flight
The wreckage of Pan Am's Clipper Endeavor, a 1952 crash that influenced modern flight safety briefings, was discovered off Puerto Rico after 74 years. The crash, which killed 52 people due to evacuation failures, was located using an autonomous sonar drone, with findings potentially aiding families of other missing flights like Malaysia Airlines 370.