The hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has started anew over the Indian Ocean. This aircraft, with 239 souls on board, disappeared more than ten years ago. This new search comes after years of costly, fruitless efforts to find the missing plane. The new search effort has been confirmed by Malaysia’s Transport Ministry. Meanwhile, they insist that they remain committed to cracking one of aviation’s biggest conundrums.
When Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished on March 8, 2014 while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, the world watched in dumbstruck fascination. Since then, dozens of search operations have searched widely across the Indian Ocean, but none have been able to successfully find any wreckage from the plane. Fortunately, in a new twist on both fronts, Ocean Infinity, a Texas-based marine robotics firm has been chosen to lead the new search. They will work under a “no-find, no-fee” arrangement with the Malaysian government. This structure of remuneration encourages the contracting firm to undertake as much effort as possible towards finding the still-disappeared aircraft.
Our search vessel, Armada 86 05, has recently arrived at the gear’s designated location. Researchers are hoping this site will lead to some promising clues for finding out. With two autonomous underwater vehicles onboard, the vessel is ready to begin a deep sea exploration like no other. Oliver Plunkett, CEO Ocean Infinity, expressed that having so many experts working together in real time is an exciting prospect. They’re continuously narrowing the search area based on past discoveries and new evidence. He said that specialists have focused the search area to maximize the probability of finding the plane.
In previous years, pieces of the wreckage from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 have appeared sporadically on the shores of the East African coast. The latter have been recently discovered on Indian Ocean islands. These findings have offered promising leads but have not guided investigators directly to the primary wreckage. Past multinational searches were costly and prolonged for extended periods of time. They highlighted the difficulty of locating the plane in such expansive and treacherous waters.
As this deep-sea search continues, families of those lost on Flight 370 are still looking for closure. The commitment from both the Malaysian government and Ocean Infinity reflects an ongoing dedication to unraveling the mystery surrounding one of aviation history’s most perplexing disappearances.
