Malaysia’s government has agreed to launch a new search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, nearly a decade after its mysterious disappearance, Transport Minister Anthony Loke announced on Friday.
The search will be undertaken by US-UK-based company Ocean Infinity, which has proposed exploring a new area of approximately 15,000 square kilometres in the southern Indian Ocean.
“The proposal for a search operation by Ocean Infinity is a solid one and deserves to be considered,” Loke said. The decision was made during a cabinet meeting on December 13, where ministers agreed in principle to the proposal.
Flight MH370 vanished on March 8, 2014, while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 passengers and crew on board. Despite extensive international search efforts, the Boeing 777 has never been located, making it one of aviation’s most enduring mysteries.
Ocean Infinity previously searched for the missing plane in 2018 but was unsuccessful. The company’s renewed efforts aim to leverage advances in deep-sea technology and data analysis to solve the riddle of MH370.
Loke did not specify a timeline for the new search but expressed hope that it could bring closure to the families of those onboard and answer lingering questions about the tragedy.
