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Ocean Infinity Resumes MH370 Hunt as Engineer Pushes Compass-Based Search Shift

An Egypt Air engineer urges a focus on a shallower corridor near western Australia based on magnetic compass deviation.

Overview

  • Malaysia's Transport Ministry says Ocean Infinity has restarted an intermittent 55-day search for MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean.
  • The search vessel Armada 86 05 has reached the designated area with two autonomous underwater vehicles to conduct seabed scans.
  • Egypt Air chief engineer Ismail Hamad argues magnetic compass deviation, combined with fuel use and Inmarsat data, could sharply narrow the search arc.
  • Hamad contends the wreck is more likely in a shallower corridor near the western Australian coast rather than the deep-water zone off Perth previously examined.
  • Hamad’s hypothesis is reported as his own analysis and is not presented as an official search directive, while Ocean Infinity previously searched unsuccessfully in 2018.