MH370 Search Officially ON!

06 March, 2025

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Sharon Petersen

Sharon Petersen

06 March, 2025

The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has resumed, over a decade after its disappearance on March 8, 2014, during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board. The renewed effort is led by the maritime exploration firm Ocean Infinity, operating under a "no find, no fee" agreement with the Malaysian government, which has pledged a $70 million reward if the wreckage is found within 18 months.

Ocean Infinity previously conducted an unsuccessful search in 2018 but has since enhanced its technological capabilities. This time, Ocean Infinity has deployed its drone mothership, Armada 78 06, along with a fleet of advanced autonomous underwater vehicles for an initial six-week search. These cutting-edge drones represent a significant improvement over those used in previous efforts, capable of diving beyond 6,000 meters and remaining submerged for up to 100 hours.

The renewed search will focus on a 15,000-square-kilometer area, identified through extensive data analysis and refinement over the past decade. After reaching the search zone on February 25, the vessels docked at Henderson, Western Australia, on March 4 for resupply and refuelling.

If you want to keep an eye on the location of the search vessels simply check out this link for Vessel Finder

As of March 5th 2025, the search vessel was still docked in the harbour. https://www.vesselfinder.com/


The resumption of the search has provided hope to the families of those on board, who have endured years of uncertainty. Grace Nathan, whose mother was a passenger on MH370, expressed relief and optimism about the renewed efforts, stating that finding the plane would bring much-needed closure.

Despite previous extensive search efforts covering vast areas without success, the combination of advanced technology and refined search data in this mission offers a renewed sense of hope in solving one of aviation's greatest mysteries.

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