Search for MH370 Resumes in Indian Ocean

A deep-sea search for the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 resumed this week in the southern Indian Ocean, more than a decade after the Boeing 777 vanished with 239 passengers and crew on board, reigniting hopes of resolving one of aviation's most enduring mysteries.

Malaysia's Transport Ministry announced that the search vessel Armada 86 05, equipped with two autonomous underwater vehicles, arrived at the undisclosed search area after preparations at Fremantle Port in Western Australia. The operation is led by Ocean Infinity, a Texas-based marine robotics company, under a renewed "no find, no fee" agreement with the Malaysian government. The firm stands to receive up to 70 million if significant wreckage is located. The current effort targets a refined 5,800-square-mile zone of the seabed, identified through updated satellite analysis, drift modeling and input from experts.

Ocean Infinity's technology has advanced since its previous unsuccessful search in 2018, when it scanned vast areas under a similar contract but found no trace of the aircraft. The company briefly restarted operations earlier this year in the same region but suspended them in April due to poor...