Wed Dec 03 07:52:59 UTC 2025: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New Search to Begin for Missing MH370

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – The search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared in 2014 with 239 people on board, will resume on December 30th, according to the Malaysian Ministry of Transport. Maritime exploration company Ocean Infinity will lead the search in a targeted area of the Indian Ocean, under a “no-find, no-fee” agreement with the Malaysian government.

MH370 vanished from radar screens shortly after taking off from Kuala Lumpur on March 8, 2014, en route to Beijing. Despite extensive search efforts in the years following the disappearance, the main wreckage of the Boeing 777 has never been found.

The new search will focus on a 15,000 sq km site deemed to have the “highest probability of locating the aircraft,” stated the Ministry of Transport. This renewed effort “underscores the Government of Malaysia’s commitment to providing closure to the families affected by the tragedy.”

Previous searches, including an Australia-led operation that scoured 120,000 sq km, yielded only scattered pieces of possible debris found along coastlines in East Africa and Indian Ocean countries. Ocean Infinity conducted an unsuccessful search in 2018 and wrapped up another one in early April due to bad weather.

Under the terms of the agreement, Ocean Infinity will receive a $70 million fee only if significant wreckage is discovered.

The disappearance of MH370 remains one of aviation’s greatest mysteries. An official investigation in 2018 could not determine the cause of the disappearance. Families of those on board have continued to advocate for the search to continue.

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