Private Firm Resumes Deep-Sea Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 a Decade After Disappearance
Ocean Infinity resumes deep-sea search for MH370 this month, a decade after its disappearance with 239 people, under a "no find, no fee" deal.
PBS NewsHourTexas robotics firm will resume search for MH370 plane that vanished more than 10 years ago
Boston HeraldMarine robotics firm will resume deep-sea search for MH370 plane that vanished a decade ago
New York Daily NewsMarine robotics firm will resume deep-sea search for MH370 plane that vanished a decade ago
Scientific AmericanAutonomous Deep-Sea Robots to Lead New Search for Missing Flight MH370
Overview
Private firm Ocean Infinity will resume the deep-sea search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 on December 30, nearly a decade after the Boeing 777 vanished with 239 people.
The Malaysian government approved a "no-find, no-fee" contract, where Ocean Infinity will receive $70 million only if substantial wreckage is discovered during their 55-day targeted seabed search.
The Boeing 777 vanished March 8, 2014, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Satellite data indicates it deviated, likely crashing in the far-southern Indian Ocean.
Ocean Infinity will utilize marine robotics to search a 15,000-square-kilometer site in the southern Indian Ocean, collaborating with experts to narrow the most probable search area.
This search is a resumption of Ocean Infinity's prior effort, paused in April due to weather. Previous multinational searches only found small debris fragments on distant coasts.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources cover the MH370 story neutrally, focusing on factual reporting of the decade-long mystery and the renewed search efforts. They present a balanced overview of the timeline, previous attempts, and various theories without endorsing any specific viewpoint or using overtly loaded language, maintaining an objective tone throughout.