According to the Straits Times Malaysia is set to restart the search for MH370 citing a “credible” proposal that suggests a new search area in the southern Indian Ocean.

The Boeing 777, with 239 aboard vanished on March 8, 2014, while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Straits Times said that Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke confirmed on Nov 5 that Kuala Lumpur is currently in negotiations with Ocean Infinity regarding a proposal the company made in June 2024 to resume the undersea search for the MH370 wreckage in a 15,000 sq km area off the coast of Western Australia.

“Based on the latest information and analysis from experts and researchers, Ocean Infinity’s search proposal is credible and can be considered by the Malaysian government as the flight’s official registrar,” Mr Loke told Parliament on Nov 5 in response to questions from two lawmakers.

Commenting on the news Mr Richard Godfrey, who has perfected the use of WSPR to track MH370 to a new location said: "Several media have reported that Malaysia has agreed in principle to a new search for MH370.

“Malaysia has concluded the proposal from Ocean Infinity to restart the underwater search for MH370 is ‘credible’. However negotiations with Ocean Infinity have yet to be finalised.

“The search will take place between November 2024 and March 2025. The search is on a ‘no find, no fee’ basis as expected. In the event that MH370 is found, then a fee of $70M is payable.

“We are expecting further details shortly.”

READ: Mr Godfrey’s work on MH370 location here.

READ: Ocean Infinity has ships in the area ready to restart the search.