MH370 Search Ends Without Locating Wreckage

Malaysian authorities announced on Sunday that the latest search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean has concluded without locating any wreckage, marking another chapter in the 12-year quest to solve one of aviation's greatest mysteries.

The Boeing 777, carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members, vanished from radar screens on March 8, 2014, less than an hour after departing Kuala Lumpur for Beijing. Satellite data indicated the plane deviated from its path and flew south into the remote Indian Ocean, where it is believed to have crashed. Among the 239 people aboard, two-thirds were Chinese nationals, with others from Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, India, the United States, the Netherlands and France. All are presumed dead.

The recent effort, led by U.S.- and U.K.-based marine exploration firm Ocean Infinity, operated under a "no find, no fee" contract signed with the Malaysian government in March 2025. The agreement covered a 15,000-square-kilometer search zone and stipulated a payment of 70 million only if the wreckage was discovered. Operations spanned two phases over 28 days: from March 25 to 28, 2025, and from December 31, 2025, to January 23,...