Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared on March 8, 2014 with 227 passengers and 12 crew members on board. The Malaysian government has now authorized new searches of the wreck.
Malaysian authorities have agreed to resume the search for the wreck of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared on 8 March 2014 with 227 passengers and 12 crew members on board. This was announced by Transport Minister Anthony Loke, according to whom the proposal put forward by the US exploration company Ocean Infinity to start a new research operation in a new area of the southern Indian Ocean “is solid and deserves to be taken into consideration”.
During a press conference, the minister explained that the company, which also conducted the last search for the plane which ended in 2018, will receive 70 million dollars if the remains found are substantial. “Our responsibility, our obligation and our commitment are to the next of kin. We hope to be successful this time,” he said. “They are confident about the proposed area”Loke said, adding that the contract will last 18 months. The agreement between the Government of Malaysia and Ocean Infinity will be finalized in early 2025.
The mystery of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370
Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 – operated on a Boeing 777 – disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing ten years ago. Although the most extensive searches in the history of aviation were conducted, the plane was never found and even today, after more than ten years, the causes of its disappearance are not known, nor the exact place where the plane crashed.
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Over the years, many theories have been put forward regarding the disappearance of the aircraft. Initially, Malaysian investigators had not ruled out the possibility that he had done so deliberately hijacked with a deliberate act by pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah, a seasoned professional who was 53 years old at the time. More than 150 Chinese passengers were on the plane and relatives have sought compensation from Malaysia Airlines, Boeing, engine maker Rolls-Royce and insurance group Allianz, among others.
Previous searches for the wreck failed
In 2018, Malaysia contracted Ocean Infinity to search the southern Indian Ocean, offering to pay up to $70 million if it found the plane, but he failed in two attempts. This was followed by an underwater search by Malaysia, Australia and China of a 120,000 square kilometer (46,332 square mile) area of the southern Indian Ocean, based on data from automatic connections between an Inmarsat satellite and the aircraft.
