Malaysia extends its deep-sea search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 by one year, allowing Ocean Infinity to continue underwater operations. Multiple outlets report that Malaysia’s transport ministry announces the extension as part of the government’s ongoing commitment to seek closure for the next of kin of passengers and crew who disappeared in 2014. The search is conducted in a designated area of the Indian Ocean, where Ocean Infinity has been working to locate the wreckage of the Boeing 777. Sources also state that the extension provides time to complete remaining search work within the search footprint, described by one outlet as 7,428.54 square kilometres. Several reports frame the move as a continued contractual arrangement between Malaysia and the maritime exploration firm, pushing the effort into a further year rather than ending it. While outlets differ slightly in how they characterize timing and duration, they are consistent that the search is extended by 12 months and that Ocean Infinity retains the mandate to continue the remaining underwater search activities.
Malaysia extends Ocean Infinity’s MH370 deep-sea search for another year
Malaysia extends its deep-sea search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 by one year, allowing Ocean Infinity to continue underwater operations. Multiple outlets report that Malaysia’s tran...
- Malaysia extends its MH370 underwater search by one year.
- Ocean Infinity continues the deep-sea search under the extended deal.
- The search focuses on locating wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which vanished in 2014.
- Malaysia’s transport minister says the extension reflects continued commitment to provide closure for families.
- The extension is intended to complete remaining work within the designated search area.
“This decision is a manifestation of the government’s continuous and unwavering commitment to provide closure for the next of kin of the passengers aboard flight MH370,” Transport Minister Loke said.
1 month agoThe maritime exploration firm Ocean Infinity will have an additional year to locate the wreckage of the Boeing 777 airliner, which vanished without trace in 2014.
1 month agoMalaysia extends the MH370 search until 2027, giving Ocean Infinity another year to solve aviation's biggest mystery and bring closure to families.
1 month agoMalaysia extends Ocean Infinitys MH deepsea search by one year
1 month agoMalaysia has extended by one year its deal with deep-sea exploration firm Ocean Infinity to conduct an underwater search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the transport ministry said on Monday.
1 month agoKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia has extended for another year its contract with marine robotics company Ocean Infinity for a deep-sea search in the southern Indian Ocean for wreckage of a Malaysia Airlines flight that disappeared 12 years ago. The Cabinet on Friday approved the extension of a “no-find, no-fee” agreement with Ocean Infinity until June 30 next year, Transport Minister Anthony Loke said Monday. “This decision is a manifestation of the government’s continuous and unwavering commitment to provide a closure for the next of kin of the passengers aboard flight MH370,” he said in a statement. The extension enables Ocean Infinity to complete the remaining 7,428.54-square-kilometer (2,868-square-mile) search area, after temporarily redeploying its primary search assets to fulfill other commercial contracts, he said. The Boeing 777 plane vanished from radar shortly after taking off on March 8, 2014, carrying 239 people, mostly Chinese nationals, on a flight from Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur, to Beijing. Satellite data showed the plane turned from its flight path
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