New search begins for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 missing nearly 11 years

Feb 26

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A new search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is underway in the Indian Ocean. The plane disappeared on March 8, 2014, with 239 people on board.
This search focuses on a different part of of the southern Indian Ocean than previous searches.
Malaysia’s transportation minister said the details of the search contract have not yet been finalized.

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A new search is now underway for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 more than a decade after it disappeared off radar with 239 people on board. The Boeing 777 vanished on March 8, 2014, while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

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This isn’t the first search

Maritime exploration firm Ocean Infinity has launched its third search for the missing jet, this time in a new 5,800-square-mile area of the southern Indian Ocean.

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Ocean Infinity’s last search for MH370 took place between January and May of 2018, but nothing was found.

What do we know about the search?

Malaysian Minister of Transport Anthony Loke said the contract details are still being ironed out, but Ocean Infinity is being proactive in deploying its ships. He also said that decisions on how long this new search would last have also not yet been negotiated.

As of the last Straight Arrow News report on the flight this past December, the fresh search will be done on a “no find, no fee” principle. That means the Malaysian government doesn’t have to pay Ocean Infinity if it doesn’t find anything.

If the firm does find substantive wreckage, it’ll receive a payout of $70 million.

What do we know about MH370’s disappearance?

In the more than a decade since the plane disappeared, it’s been the subject of many theories and remains one of the world’s greatest aviation mysteries.

While it’s still not known what exactly happened to the plane, a final report released in 2018 pointed to failings by air traffic control and said the course of the plane was changed manually.

Tags: Australia, Beijing, Indian Ocean, Malaysia, Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, Plane

[Craig Nigrelli]

A NEW SEARCH IS NOW UNDERWAY FOR MISSING MALAYSIA AIRLINES FLIGHT M-H-3-70 MORE THAN A DECADE AFTER IT DISAPPEARED OFF RADAR WITH 239 PEOPLE ON BOARD.

THE BOEING 7-77 VANISHED ON MARCH 8-TH, 20-14 WHILE EN ROUTE FROM KUALA LUMPUR TO BEIJING.

NOW, MARITIME EXPLORATION FIRM OCEAN INFINITY HAS LAUNCHED ITS **THIRD** SEARCH FOR THE MISSING JET – THIS TIME IN A NEW 58-HUNDRED SQUARE MILE AREA OF THE SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN.

MALAYSIAN TRANSPORTATION MINISTER ANTHONY LOKE SAID THE CONTRACT DETAILS ARE STILL BEING IRONED OUT… BUT OCEAN INFINITY IS BEING PROACTIVE IN DEPLOYING ITS SHIPS.

HA ALSO SAID THEY HAVE NOT YET NEGOTIATED THE DETAILS OF HOW LONG **THIS** SEARCH WILL LAST.

OCEAN INFINITY’S LAST SEARCH FOR M-H-3-70 TOOK PLACE BETWEEN JANUARY AND MAY OF 20-18 – BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND.

AS OF OUR LAST REPORT THIS PAST DECEMBER – THE FRESH SEARCH WILL BE DONE ON A “NO FIND, NO FEE” PRINCIPLE… MEANING THE MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT DOESN’T HAVE TO PAY OCEAN INFINITY IF THEY DON’T FIND ANYTHING.

IF THE FIRM **DOES** FIND SUBSTANTIVE WRECKAGE, IT’LL RECEIVE A PAYOUT OF 70 MILLION DOLLARS.

IN THE MORE THAN A DECADE SINCE THE PLANE DISAPPEARED IT’S BEEN THE SUBJECT OF MANY THEORIES AND REMAINS ONE OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST AVIATION MYSTERIES.

AND WHILE IT’S STILL NOT KNOWN WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED TO THE PLANE… A FINAL REPORT RELEASED IN 20-18 POINTED TO FAILINGS BY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND SAID THE COURSE OF THE PLANE WAS CHANGED MANUALLY.

WE’LL BE SURE TO KEEP YOU UP TO DATE ON THIS LATEST SEARCH – JUST DOWNLOAD THE STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS APP NOW TO GET THE NEWEST INFORMATION RIGHT IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND.