Malaysia plans to restart a private search for the missing Flight MH370

Source: NPR

The Malaysian government plans to allow a renewed private search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which vanished over a decade ago and remains one of the world's most puzzling aviation mysteries.

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Malaysia's Transport Minister Anthony Loke announced Friday that the search will be conducted by Ocean Infinity, a Texas-based marine robotics firm which had previously led a search for MH370 in 2018.

The new hunt will focus on a different location at 15,000 square kilometers, or 5,800 square miles, in the southern Indian Ocean based on the "latest information and data analyses conducted by experts and researchers," Loke said.

It will operate on a "no find, no fee" principle, meaning Ocean Infinity will only get paid if the aircraft's wreckage is discovered. The reward stands at $70 million, according to the Associated Press. The terms and conditions of the deal will be finalized by early 2025, with hopes that the search will take place between January and April, Malaysia's government news agency, Bernama, reported.

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