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MH370 Search Pause Attributed to Weather, Not ROV Deployment

Ocean Infinity attributes the pause to rough seas, with official statements to come from Malaysia.

Overview

  • The Ocean Infinity-led effort to locate MH370 restarted this week in partnership with the Malaysian government.
  • Public trackers noted the vessel Armada 86 05 revisit a previously checked location, sparking speculation about seabed inspections.
  • Ocean Infinity said the ship held position to wait out bad weather rather than deploy search hardware.
  • Science journalist Jeff Wise said the vessel carries no ROVs and that objects seen onboard were refrigeration units.
  • The mission is operating with limited public communication, official updates are expected from Malaysia, and no new wreckage has been reported.