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Renewed Search for MH370 Targets Key Indian Ocean Areas

Ocean Infinity deploys advanced technology in a final effort to locate the missing Malaysia Airlines flight, 11 years after its disappearance.

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In this March 22, 2014 file photo, flight officer Rayan Gharazeddine scans the water in the southern Indian Ocean off Australia from a Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion during a search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.
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Overview

  • Ocean Infinity, a maritime exploration firm, has resumed the search for MH370 with a focus on four identified 'hotspots' in the southern Indian Ocean.
  • The search is based on new credible data, including satellite signals and disrupted radio transmissions, and will cover a previously overlooked 5,800 square-mile area.
  • Advanced autonomous underwater vehicles equipped with 3D imaging, sonar, and cameras are being used, capable of diving nearly four miles deep and staying submerged for up to four days.
  • The Malaysian government has agreed to a 'no find, no fee' contract, offering Ocean Infinity $70 million if the wreckage is located and verified within 18 months.
  • Families of the 239 people onboard the Boeing 777, which disappeared in March 2014, have expressed relief and hope as this new, potentially final search begins.