Malaysia Relaunches Search for Missing Flight 370 with Texas-Based Company's Help
The Malaysian government has announced plans to resume the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared over a decade ago with all on board. The new effort is being led by Ocean Infinity, a US-based marine robotics company from Texas.
The search will focus on an area of approximately 46,000 square miles in the Indian Ocean, where extensive searches have already taken place but yielded no conclusive results. In 2018, Ocean Infinity conducted its own search for the Boeing 777, which lasted several months but also failed to locate any definitive evidence.
The renewed efforts come after Malaysian officials had previously stated that they would continue searching if new information became available. However, it is unclear what new information may have led to this announcement. Ocean Infinity's proposal involves implementing updated technology to aid in the search.
In 2015, a piece of debris from the missing flight was found on Reunion Island in France, and further debris was later located along Africa's east coast. However, despite these findings, the plane's final resting place remains a mystery.
The initial rescue efforts were hampered by poor weather conditions and limited information about the plane's last known location. The crew of Flight 370 made no contact with Vietnamese air traffic controllers after entering Vietnam's airspace, sparking suspicions that something may have gone terribly wrong.
The search for Flight 370 has been one of the most enduring and frustrating mysteries in aviation history, leaving families and friends of the missing passengers and crew to wonder what happened to their loved ones.
The Malaysian government has announced plans to resume the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared over a decade ago with all on board. The new effort is being led by Ocean Infinity, a US-based marine robotics company from Texas.
The search will focus on an area of approximately 46,000 square miles in the Indian Ocean, where extensive searches have already taken place but yielded no conclusive results. In 2018, Ocean Infinity conducted its own search for the Boeing 777, which lasted several months but also failed to locate any definitive evidence.
The renewed efforts come after Malaysian officials had previously stated that they would continue searching if new information became available. However, it is unclear what new information may have led to this announcement. Ocean Infinity's proposal involves implementing updated technology to aid in the search.
In 2015, a piece of debris from the missing flight was found on Reunion Island in France, and further debris was later located along Africa's east coast. However, despite these findings, the plane's final resting place remains a mystery.
The initial rescue efforts were hampered by poor weather conditions and limited information about the plane's last known location. The crew of Flight 370 made no contact with Vietnamese air traffic controllers after entering Vietnam's airspace, sparking suspicions that something may have gone terribly wrong.
The search for Flight 370 has been one of the most enduring and frustrating mysteries in aviation history, leaving families and friends of the missing passengers and crew to wonder what happened to their loved ones.