Overview
- Malaysia’s transport ministry says seabed operations resume December 30 under an intermittent 55‑day plan after an April weather suspension.
- Operator Ocean Infinity is focusing on a roughly 15,000 sq km high‑probability area in the southern Indian Ocean, with exact coordinates withheld.
- A fleet of autonomous underwater vehicles will map the seabed using side‑scan sonar, sub‑bottom profilers and magnetometers, with ROVs to inspect targets.
- The contract pays only if wreckage is found, with multiple reports citing a $70 million contingent reward from Malaysia.
- Earlier multinational and private searches, including 2014–17 and 2018 efforts, did not locate the main wreckage, as families welcome the renewed push for answers.