MH370 Search Resumes After 11 Years – Latest Updates on the Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight

The search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared in 2014, has resumed nearly 11 years later.

The plane, carrying 239 passengers from Malaysia to China, vanished suddenly. Despite a search effort spanning thousands of days by Malaysia, China, and Australia, the aircraft was never found.

Now, the U.S.-based company Ocean Infinity has restarted efforts to locate MH370, according to Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

Speaking on the matter, Loke stated, “Ocean Infinity, a U.S. company specializing in deep-sea exploration, has come forward to resume the search for MH370. Since their proposal aligns with our requirements, we have approved the new search mission. However, we have not yet finalized the duration of this search.”

The Malaysian government approved the renewed search in December 2023. MH370 took off from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014, before vanishing over the Indian Ocean. Authorities later declared that the plane had crashed into the sea and that all passengers were presumed dead.

This disappearance led to one of the largest search operations in aviation history, covering 120,000 square kilometers of the Indian Ocean. Despite intensive efforts, the aircraft has not been recovered.

A leading Australian maritime search company was also involved in previous operations, but no significant debris was found.

Ocean Infinity has agreed to a "no-find, no-fee" contract, meaning they will only receive payment from the Malaysian government if they successfully locate wreckage from the missing plane. If they fail, the company will bear the entire search cost.