The deep-sea search for the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which has been missing for more than 11.5 years, will resume in a matter of weeks.
The Malaysian government confirmed a 55-day seabed search of “target areas” will restart on December 30.
US robotics company Ocean Infinity will lead the search in areas deemed to have the “highest probability of locating the aircraft”, Malaysia’s Ministry of Transport confirmed in a statement.
Ocean Infinity will begin a new search for vanished plane MH370 on December 30. (Today)
“Ocean Infinity has confirmed with the Government of Malaysia that it will recommence seabed search operations for a total of 55 days, to be conducted intermittently,” the statement said.
“The latest development underscores the Government of Malaysia’s commitment in providing closure to the families affected by this tragedy.”
Ocean Infinity and Malaysia’s government reached a “no find, no fee” agreement in March this year to resume the search for the missing flight.
The company will be paid A$110 million only if wreckage is discovered.
A private search in 2018 by Ocean Infinity also found nothing.
MH370 remembrance outside Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, March 3, 2024. (Zach Hope)
The Boeing 777 plane vanished from radar shortly after taking off on March 8, 2014, carrying 239 people, including six Australians, on a flight from Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur, to Beijing.
Satellite data showed the plane turned from its flight path and headed south to the far-southern Indian Ocean, where it is believed to have crashed.
