U.S. research firm Ocean Infinity has confirmed that it is resuming the search for the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which disappeared in 2014, according to a report by Sputnik/RIA Novosti.
An Ocean Infinity representative said the renewed search is being carried out with the support of the Malaysian government. The representative added that, due to the sensitive nature of the operation, all official updates on the search would be issued by the Malaysian authorities.
Marine tracking data analysed by the news agency showed that a specialised Ocean Infinity vessel is already on its way to Australia’s west coast before proceeding to the search area in the southern Indian Ocean.
The 86-metre Singapore-flagged vessel Armada 86 05 departed from its anchorage near the port of Kwinana on Dec 23 and is heading towards waters where previous searches for the missing aircraft had been conducted.
The vessel functions as a launch platform for autonomous underwater vehicles capable of mapping the deep seabed, a key tool in efforts to locate wreckage in the vast and remote ocean region. The active phase of the renewed search is scheduled to begin on Dec 30.
In March, Malaysian authorities agreed to allow Ocean Infinity to undertake fresh efforts to locate the MH370 wreckage. However, in April, Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said the company had paused its operations because of off-season weather and sea conditions.
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, a Boeing 777-200, disappeared from radar screens in the early hours of March 8, 2014, while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The aircraft was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members.
It is widely believed that the plane crashed in the southern Indian Ocean, but despite an extensive three-year multinational search operation funded by several countries, the exact crash site was never identified and no main wreckage was recovered.
The renewed mission marks the latest chapter in one of aviation’s greatest mysteries, as hopes persist that advances in deep-sea search technology could finally provide answers to the fate of MH370. - December 26, 2025
