Renewed Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Begins After 11 Years
Ocean Infinity deploys advanced underwater drones in a final effort to locate the missing plane in the Indian Ocean.
- Ocean Infinity, a maritime exploration firm, has resumed the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which disappeared in 2014 with 239 people on board.
- The search is focused on a 5,800 square-mile area in the Indian Ocean, identified through satellite data and radio signal analysis as a potential crash site.
- New autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) equipped with advanced imaging and sonar technology are being used, capable of operating at greater depths and durations than previous equipment.
- The operation is based on a 'no-find, no-fee' contract with the Malaysian government, offering Ocean Infinity a $70 million reward if the wreckage is found within 18 months.
- Previous searches, including one by Ocean Infinity in 2018, failed to locate the plane, though debris from MH370 has been found on Reunion Island and along the East African coast.