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Malaysia Resumes Search for Missing MH370 After Seven Years

The government partners with Ocean Infinity to explore a 15,000 sq km area in the southern Indian Ocean under a 'no find, no fee' agreement.

Chinese security personnel patrol the street near a meeting of family members of passengers who were on board the MH370 Malaysia Airline jet that went missing in 2014 in Beijing, China, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Jiang Hui, right, whose mother was on the missing MH370 Malaysia Airlines passenger jet, wears a shirt "Remembering 239 Lives, MH370" as he talks to media near other family members of victims Saturday, March 8, 2025, in Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Families of passengers from both China and Malaysia, who were aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, are seen during a remembrance event commemorating the 10th anniversary of its disappearance, in Subang Jaya, Malaysia March 3, 2024. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain/File Photo

Overview

  • Malaysia has officially restarted the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared in 2014 with 239 people on board.
  • The search will focus on a 15,000 sq km area in the southern Indian Ocean, leveraging advanced tracking technologies.
  • Ocean Infinity, the exploration firm leading the effort, will receive $70 million only if the wreckage is located.
  • This is the third search for MH370, following earlier failed efforts by Malaysia, Australia, and China, as well as Ocean Infinity in 2018.
  • The renewed effort underscores the Malaysian government’s commitment to providing closure for the families of those lost.