The Malaysian government has approved a new search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared in the southern Indian Ocean in 2014. Texas-based marine robotics company, Ocean Infinity, will conduct the search on a “no-find, no-fee” basis at a new 5,800-square-mile site. The company will be paid $70 million only if wreckage is discovered. The search will focus on an area where satellite data indicates the plane may have crashed.
The Boeing 777 plane vanished with 239 people on board, and previous searches by multinational teams and Ocean Infinity in 2018 were unsuccessful. Ocean Infinity CEO Oliver Punkett stated that the company has improved its technology and has narrowed down the search area based on expert analysis.
The final approval for the new search comes three months after Malaysia initially agreed to the plans. The Transport Minister, Anthony Loke, stated that a contract with Ocean Infinity will be signed soon, with no details provided on the terms.
Ocean Infinity is already mobilizing a search vessel to the site, and the search is expected to take place between January and April. Loke emphasized the government’s commitment to continuing the search operation to provide closure for the families of the passengers on Flight MH370.
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