Malaysia’s government has given final approval for Texas-based Ocean Infinity to renew the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared in 2014 with 239 passengers on board. The search will take place at a new 5,800-square-mile site in the southern Indian Ocean, where the plane is believed to have crashed. Ocean Infinity will be paid $70 million only if wreckage is discovered, under a “no-find, no-fee” contract. Previous searches, including a private one by Ocean Infinity in 2018, have yielded no results.
The decision to approve a new search comes after months of consideration, with Ocean Infinity CEO Oliver Punkett claiming that the company has made technological advancements since the last search. The search is set to take place between January and April, as the firm believes this is the best period for locating the wreckage. Malaysia’s Transport Minister, Anthony Loke, stated that the government is committed to providing closure for the families of the passengers by continuing the search operation.
The Boeing 777 plane disappeared from radar shortly after taking off from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and is believed to have turned off its flight path and crashed in the ocean. Despite debris washing ashore in East Africa and Indian Ocean islands, previous search efforts have not yielded any significant clues to the plane’s location. The new search will aim to finally locate the wreckage and provide answers to the mystery of Flight MH370.
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