Resurgence of Deep-Sea Search for MH370: A Decade-Long Mystery Continues
A deep-sea search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has officially resumed in the Indian Ocean, more than a decade after the Boeing 777 vanished with 239 people on board. Malaysia’s Transport Ministry confirmed that operations began on December 30, 2025, with marine robotics company Ocean Infinity conducting the search under a “no-find, no-fee” agreement.
The Texas-based company is deploying autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) equipped with advanced deep-sea imaging and metal detection technology to scan a 15,000-square-kilometer targeted area of the southern Indian Ocean seabed. The operation is scheduled to run intermittently over approximately 55 days, focusing on what experts believe is the highest probability location for the missing aircraft.
Ocean Infinity previously searched the area in 2018 without success but has since upgraded its technology and refined its analysis. The company’s CEO Oliver Plunkett stated they have worked with multiple experts to narrow the search zone. The flight disappeared on March 8, 2014, while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, and despite one of aviation’s most extensive investigations, the main wreckage has never been located.
Source: PBS NewsHour