In a significant development for the families affected by the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, the Malaysian government has announced its principle approval to restart the search for the missing aircraft, which vanished on March 8, 2014, while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board. The transport minister, Anthony Loke, revealed that a $70 million deal with US marine exploration company Ocean Infinity would be pursued under a "no find, no fee" agreement that compensates the firm solely upon the recovery of the wreckage. The new search effort will cover a 15,000 square kilometer area in the southern Indian Ocean, and while earlier attempts, including a 2018 search, yielded no results, Loke expressed optimism that this renewed initiative might bring closure to the families still grappling with the loss.
### Malaysia to Resume Search for Missing MH370 Flight After a Decade
### Malaysia to Resume Search for Missing MH370 Flight After a Decade
Malaysia's government has reached an agreement in principle to reinitiate the search for Flight MH370, which vanished ten years ago, leaving families in ongoing distress.
Flight MH370 took off in the early morning but lost communication shortly thereafter, leading to investigations that suggest the plane likely crashed into the southern Indian Ocean. Despite the decade-long gap, pieces of debris attributed to the flight have periodically appeared along Indian Ocean coastlines, while various theories regarding the cause of the plane’s disappearance—ranging from pilot actions to potential military involvement—have emerged but remain unconfirmed. An investigation in 2018 indicated that the aircraft's controls were likely manipulated to veer off its course, yet the true cause remains elusive. Both the Malaysian government and Ocean Infinity are currently finalizing the search agreement, with expectations set to finalize details early next year.
