In brief
Malaysia's transport ministry has announced the resumption of the search for the missing flight MH370 on December 30, more than ten years after it vanished while carrying 239 people. The search, which will last for 55 days, comes after a previous attempt was suspended due to weather conditions. The exploration company Ocean Infinity will lead the current search effort under a 'no find, no fee' agreement, with a potential reward for recovering the wreckage. The disappearance of the Boeing 777 remains one of aviation's greatest mysteries, provoking numerous conspiracy theories and calls from families for continued search efforts.
The search for the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will resume on 30 December, over a decade after the aircraft with 239 people on board vanished, Malaysian authorities have said. This fresh search, which will run for 55 days, had begun in March but was suspended shortly after because of poor weather conditions. The latest development underscores Malaysia's commitment to providing closure to the families affected by this tragedy, the transport ministry reported on Wednesday.Flight MH370, a Boeing 777, disappeared in 2014 while travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and sparked the largest search in aviation history. Exploration firm Ocean Infinity is leading the current search under a no find, no fee arrangement. The firm will receive $70 million if the wreckage is found, as stated by Transport Minister Loke Siew Fook. Previous attempts included a multinational search involving 60 ships and 50 aircraft from 26 countries, which ended in 2017. An earlier effort by Ocean Infinity in 2018 lasted three months without success.Flight MH370 lost contact with air traffic control less than an hour after take-off on March 8, 2014, and radar indicated it deviated from its intended flight path. This incident remains one of the greatest aviation mysteries, ongoing to disturb families of the passengers. Many have reiterated calls for renewed searches, aiming for closure on this traumatic event.The situation has incited various conspiracy theories, suggesting that the pilot may have deliberately crashed the airplane or that it was subject to hijacking. An investigation in 2018 indicated that the controls were likely manipulated to divert the plane off its intended route, yet found no definitive answers as to why or how it happened. Investigators have claimed that the answer can only be conclusive if the wreckage is found.\
