Malaysia to resume the hunt for the remains of missing Flight MH370
Search operations for the missing plane ended in 2018 after two failed attempts
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Malaysia Airlines flight MH370's disappearance in 2014 remains one of the most startling aviation tragedies in modern history. Ten years after the incident, families remain without closure, as neither survivors nor wreckage have been found. Between 2014 and 2018, hundreds of millions of dollars were spent scouring 274 square miles (710 square kilometers) of the Indian Ocean, but the search ended without success.
Now, Malaysia is set to approve another 'no find, no fee' mission to continue searching for flight MH370, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke. Cabinet ministers approved Ocean Infinity, a Texas marine robotics firm, to resume seabed searches in a 5,800-square-mile (15,000-square-kilometer) zone, Loke said. Ocean Infinity’s compensation is tied to results, with US$70 million payable for confirmed substantial wreckage, Loke clarified.
A total of 227 passengers and 12 crew were on board the Boeing 777 that disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014.
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