Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], March 21: The Malaysian government has given final approval for a marine robotics company to renew the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which vanished more than a decade ago.
The missing aircraft, with 227 passengers and 12 crew members on board, is believed to have crashed in the southern Indian Ocean.
It remains one of the biggest mysteries of modern-day aviation. On Wednesday, Malaysia's Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the cabinet agreed on the terms and conditions of an agreement with Ocean Infinity, a marine robotics company based in the United States which also conducted two previous searches for the Boeing 777, of which the most recent attempt concluded in 2018.
Ocean Infinity will receive its $70 million reward only if it locates the plane. This was the same contract Ocean Infinity had almost seven years ago, but the company did not find any wreckage. This time, Ocean Infinity will search a different area in the ocean comprising 5,800 square miles, Transport Minister Anthony Loke said in a statement. (Agencies)
Source: Qatar Tribune
