The Boeing 777 aircraft disappeared on March 8, 2014. It was carrying 239 passengers, mostly Chinese nationals, and crew members when it disappeared from aerial radar during a flight from the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
The wreckage of the aircraft was never found despite numerous search efforts, and its fate remains one of the world’s greatest aviation mysteries.
Ocean Infinity to explore the ocean floor
The ministry said in a statement that it “wishes to update that the deep-sea search for the missing debris of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will resume on 30 December 2025.”
The Transport Ministry said that ocean exploration and survey company Ocean Infinity will conduct the search operation for 55 days. Searches will be conducted intermittently.
The most recent exploration in the southern Indian Ocean in April this year was suspended due to poor weather conditions and rough seas.
That operation focused on a 15,000-square-kilometre (5,800 sq mi) area off the coast of Perth, Australia. It was conducted on a “no search, no fee” principle, with the government paying only if the company found the plane.
The initial search for the aircraft, led by Australia, covered an area of 120,000 square kilometers over three years. The search was suspended in 2017 in an agreement between China, Malaysia and Australia.
Only a few small pieces of debris were exposed.
Edited by: Zack Crellin
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