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Malaysia Restarts MH370 Search With Ocean Infinity in Targeted 7th-Arc Zone

Malaysia is backing a focused 15,000 km² sweep with a $70 million success-only offer to Ocean Infinity using deep-sea robots.

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Une femme écrit un message en mémoire des disparus du vol MH370 à l'aéroport de Kuala Lumpur, en Malaisie, le 29 mai 2018.
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Overview

  • Operations resume on December 30 in the southeastern Indian Ocean along the 7th arc derived from the jet’s final satellite handshake.
  • The search will concentrate on a 15,000 km² area identified as the most promising after data reviews persuaded Malaysian authorities.
  • Ocean Infinity will deploy autonomous underwater vehicles capable of mapping seabed depths up to about 6,000 meters.
  • Malaysia’s deal pays $70 million only if the company locates the aircraft, following an earlier 2025 effort halted by bad weather.
  • MH370 vanished in 2014 with 239 people aboard after extensive but inconclusive searches, and a Beijing court this month ordered compensation for relatives of eight victims.