Ocean Infinity to Resume MH370 Search on Dec. 30

Malaysia's transport ministry announced Wednesday that a U.S.-based marine robotics firm will resume the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean starting December 30, more than a decade after the Boeing 777 vanished with 239 people on board during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

The operation, led by Ocean Infinity of Austin, Texas, will span 55 intermittent days and focus on a targeted 5,800-square-mile area identified as having the highest probability of locating the aircraft. Under a "no find, no fee" agreement signed in March, the company stands to receive $70 million only if it recovers substantial wreckage. The ministry emphasized the effort's role in providing closure to families affected by the tragedy, stating it underscores the government's commitment to reviewing credible evidence and understanding the 2014 incident.

Flight MH370 disappeared from radar 39 minutes after takeoff on March 8, 2014, shortly after the copilot's last radio transmission: "All right, good night." Military radar tracked the plane as it deviated westward over the Strait of Malacca, passed near Penang Island, and then turned south toward the remote Indian...