After over ten years, the Malaysian government has authorized a new search for the missing flight MH370. The plane with 239 people on board disappeared from radar in March 2014.
Rob Luijnenburg, who was involved in a previous search with Dutch company Fugro, expressed hope for the families of the victims. Fugro’s search, which ended in 2017, covered a vast 120,000 square kilometers without finding the wreckage.
Luijnenburg noted the challenges of the search and the emotional impact of interacting with the families. Improved technology, including underwater drones and AI, might aid the new search effort.
The Boeing 777 vanished on March 8, 2014, after taking off from Kuala Lumpur en route to Beijing. Australian research indicated the plane crashed due to fuel exhaustion with no intervention from the pilots.
Previous search efforts have not succeeded. Now, Ocean Infinity, contracted by the Malaysian government on a ‘no cure no pay’ basis, plans to search a new 15,000-square-kilometer area.
The location remains undisclosed.
Source: NOS