Malaysia Resumes Search for Flight MH370: A New Hope After a Decade of Mystery
The Malaysian government confirmed this Tuesday the resumption of the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, marking a third attempt to solve one of the greatest mysteries in modern aviation. The Boeing 777, carrying 239 people, disappeared in March 2014 over the Indian Ocean, and its whereabouts remain unknown.
A New Effort with Ocean Infinity
Malaysia’s Minister of Transport, Anthony Loke, announced that the British company Ocean Infinity has begun a new exploration to locate the aircraft’s wreckage. Although the duration of the operation has not been specified, the government has given its initial approval for it to proceed. According to Loke, this search is based on “credible” information and will focus on an area that was not explored in previous missions.
Ocean Infinity will deploy the vessel Armada 7806, equipped with autonomous submarines designed to map the deep-sea floor. According to the tracking application Big Ocean Data, the ship is already in the search zone, located 2,000 kilometers east of Perth, Australia.
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The Principle of “No Localization, No Payment”
The Malaysian government has stipulated that Ocean Infinity will bear the financial risk of the mission, operating under a “no find, no fee” condition. This agreement, announced last December, states that the exploration will cover an area of 15,000 square kilometers west of Australia, where the aircraft’s remains are believed to be located.
An Unsolved Mystery
Flight MH370 took off from Kuala Lumpur bound for Beijing on March 8, 2014. Approximately 40 minutes after takeoff, the aircraft unexpectedly deviated from its route towards the southern Indian Ocean after entering Vietnamese airspace. To this day, the exact causes of its disappearance remain unclear.
Among the passengers on board were 153 Chinese citizens, 50 Malaysians (including the 12 crew members), as well as nationals from Indonesia, Australia, India, France, the United States, New Zealand, Ukraine, Canada, Iran, Russia, the Netherlands, and Taiwan.
Unsuccessful previous searches
Authorities from Malaysia, China, and Australia initially conducted a search operation covering 120,000 square kilometers in the Indian Ocean. However, in January 2017, the joint effort was halted without conclusive results. Later, in 2018, Ocean Infinity attempted to locate the aircraft by exploring a 100,000-square-kilometer area, but this effort also proved unsuccessful.
A Crucial Step for Families and the Aviation Industry
The resumption of the search is not just another attempt to solve this mystery but also a source of hope for the families of the victims. Minister Loke expressed his wish that this operation would provide answers both to the relatives of the passengers and to the aviation industry, which considers this case the greatest mystery in its history.
With this new mission, Malaysia and Ocean Infinity aim to close an unresolved chapter in global aviation and, perhaps, finally uncover what happened to Flight MH370.
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