A fresh search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been launched more than a decade after the plane went missing. Maritime exploration firm Ocean Infinity has resumed the hunt for the missing plane, Malaysian transport minister Anthony Loke said Tuesday.
The Boeing 777 carrying 239 people disappeared from radar screens on March 8, 2014, while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Despite the largest search in aviation history, the plane has never been found.
The new search will focus on a 15,000 square kilometer area of the southern Indian Ocean, which Ocean Infinity believes is a credible location for the plane’s wreckage. The search is being conducted on a “no find, no fee” principle, with the Malaysian government only paying out if the plane is found.
The disappearance of MH370 has been one of the greatest mysteries in aviation history, with numerous theories emerging over the years. A final report into the tragedy released in 2018 pointed to failings by air traffic control and said the course of the plane was changed manually.
The resumption of the search has brought hope to the families of those on board, who have been waiting for answers for over a decade. “We’re very relieved and pleased that the search is resuming once again after such a long hiatus,” said Malaysian Grace Nathan, who lost her mother on the doomed jet.
