US Firm Confirms Resumption of Search for Wreckage of Flight MH370 That Vanished in 2014

The US research firm Ocean Infinity confirmed on Friday that it was resuming the search for the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which disappeared in 2014.

With backing from the Malaysian government, the company is restarting the hunt for the missing MH370 aircraft, an Ocean Infinity representative said.

Due to the sensitive nature of the operation, all official updates will come from the Malaysian government, the representative added.

A specialized Ocean Infinity vessel is en route to Australia's west coast to resume the search. 

The 86-meter (282-feet) Singapore-flagged Armada 86 05 departed from its anchorage near the port of Kwinana on December 23 and is heading to the southern Indian Ocean, where a search for the missing aircraft had been underway. 

The ship serves as a launch platform for autonomous underwater vehicles capable of mapping the deep seabed.

• The active search phase is set to begin on December 30.

In March 2024, Malaysian authorities agreed with Ocean Infinity for new efforts to find the MH370 wreckage. In April, Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said that Ocean Infinity had paused the search due to off-season conditions.