Malaysia has agreed to a new search for the wreckage of the missing MH370, according to Transport Minister Anthony Loke. The disappearance of the Boeing 777 remains one of aviation’s biggest mysteries.
Over the past decade, numerous searches have been conducted, without resolving the case. The American company Ocean Infinity proposed to search a new area in the southern Indian Ocean, claiming to have new evidence regarding the aircraft’s location.
Ocean Infinity had previously searched for the wreck in 2018 at Malaysia’s request, with a potential reward of over 67 million euros for finding the aircraft. Malaysia is again offering more than 67 million euros in hopes of locating the wreck and providing closure to families, noted the Transport Minister during a press conference.
The Boeing 777 took off on March 8, 2014, from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, carrying 239 people, and disappeared from radar after about 40 minutes. An analysis of satellite data weeks later suggested the flight crashed west of Australia.
The former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced that the flight had crashed in the southern Indian Ocean. The black boxes were never recovered, leaving the incident unresolved.
In 2015, a wing part washed ashore on Réunion, and a year later, two metal pieces were found on Mozambique’s coast. Australian researchers concluded the part was likely from MH370.
Source: NOS