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Search for MH370 Suspended Due to Poor Weather Conditions

Malaysia's transport minister confirms the operation will resume at the end of 2025 after seasonal weather delays in the southern Indian Ocean.

Family members of the victims pose for a group picture with a debris of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 during its sixth annual remembrance event in Putrajaya, Malaysia, March 7, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
A family member of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 steward Mohd Hazrin Mohamed Hasnan, holds a candle bearing his name during a remembrance event marking the 10th anniversary of its disappearance, in Subang Jaya, Malaysia March 3, 2024. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain/File Photo
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Overview

  • The search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, led by Ocean Infinity, has been paused due to adverse seasonal weather in the southern hemisphere.
  • Transport Minister Anthony Loke announced that the operation will resume at the end of 2025, marking the latest development in the ongoing search for the aircraft that disappeared in 2014.
  • The current search focuses on a 15,000 square kilometer area in the southern Indian Ocean, identified using advanced technology and new data analysis.
  • Ocean Infinity operates under a 'no find, no fee' agreement, with a $70 million payout contingent on locating the wreckage.
  • The disappearance of MH370 remains one of aviation's greatest mysteries, with families of victims continuing to demand answers and closure 11 years after the tragedy.