November 8th 2024.
It's been over ten long years, but it seems like the world's biggest aviation mystery may finally be coming to a close. The search for the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight 370, which has been missing for so long, could soon be underway once again. The Malaysian government has recently given the green light for a new mission to locate the downed passenger plane, after an expert report revealed its potential location.
According to experts, the final resting place of MH370 has likely been discovered, just 30 kilometers from where the last search was conducted. This revelation comes after a tragic chain of events, including the Tinder date that led to Luke's death four months later. Now, the Malaysian government is in advanced negotiations with marine exploration company Ocean Infinity to resume the search, after a six-year hiatus.
Malaysia's Transport Minister, Anthony Loke, shared that the decision to proceed with the search was based on the latest data and recommendations from experts and researchers consulted by the company. In his words, Ocean Infinity's search operation recommendation is strong and credible. The tech company believes that MH370 crashed 562 kilometers west of Perth, in the vast Indian Ocean.
It's been a long and heartbreaking journey, with 239 people, including six Australians, on board when the flight vanished on March 8, 2014. The last satellite signal from the Boeing 777 indicated that its final resting place could be west of Perth, making it the focus of a multi-national search effort. Over the years, pieces of the plane have washed up on various coastlines, such as Reunion Island, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Mauritius.
In December 2017, the most expensive aviation search in history was called off, with no sign of the missing plane. However, a year later, Ocean Infinity embarked on its first undersea search mission, which lasted six months but yielded no results. In total, over 200,000 square kilometers of ocean have been scoured in the search for MH370. Now, with the new search zone just 30 kilometers from its previous one, experts are hopeful that the search could resume by the end of this month.
The search will be conducted on a "no find, no fee" basis, with Ocean Infinity requesting a fee of $70 million if they do locate the wreckage. In the meantime, you can stay updated on all the latest breaking news, sports, politics, and weather by downloading the 9News app. Available on both the Apple App Store and Google Play, it's a convenient way to receive notifications straight to your smartphone.
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