U.S. Company Renews Search For Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
6 weeks ago
Malaysia’s government has given final approval for a Texas-based marine robotics company to renew the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which is believed to have crashed in the southern Indian Ocean more than a decade ago. Cabinet ministers agreed to a “no-find, no-fee” contract with Texas-based Ocean Infinity to resume the seabed search operation at a new area. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said Ocean Infinity will be paid $70 million only if wreckage is discovered. The plane vanished on March 8, 2014, after turning from its flight path and heading south to the far-southern Indian Ocean, where it is believed to have crashed. Previous searches found some debris in far away areas but no clues to its exact location.