The Malaysian Ministry of Transport reported this Wednesday (3) that the deep-sea search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will resume on December 30.
The Boeing 777 aircraft disappeared shortly after taking off on March 8, 2014. The airplane was carrying 239 people, most of them Chinese citizens, on a flight from Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur, to Beijing, China.
Satellite data showed that the aircraft deviated from its flight path and headed south toward the far southern Indian Ocean, where it is believed to have crashed. However, the wreckage was never found.
In a statement, the Malaysian Ministry of Transport said that the American marine robotics company Ocean Infinity will carry out searches for a total of 55 days starting December 30, in specific areas considered more likely to contain the missing aircraft.
“The latest development reinforces the Malaysian government’s commitment to providing closure to the families affected by this tragedy,” stated the Ministry of Transport.
The contract with the American company was approved by Malaysia in March this year, but the project had to be postponed in April due to bad weather. Ocean Infinity will only receive the US$ 70 million payment if it successfully finds the wreckage of the lost aircraft.
It is worth noting that Ocean Infinity had already conducted private searches in the region in 2018 in an attempt to locate the aircraft’s remains, but no trace was found.
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