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Malaysia Resumes MH370 Search After 11 Years in the Indian Ocean

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Business Honor: MH370 Search Resumes After 11 Yrs

Business Honor
03 December, 2025

Ocean Infinity Leads 55-Day Mission Offering Hope to Families of Missing Boeing 777.

More than 11 years after the disappearance of MH370, perhaps the biggest enigma in aviation history, the government of Malaysia's Transport Ministry has announced that the deep sea hunt for the missing aircraft will resume on December 30, 2025. Marine robotics company Ocean Infinity will lead the search under a “no find, no fee” contract: payment is made only if verifiable wreckage is found. A 55-day mission will scan targeted areas of the southern Indian Ocean, pinpointed through updated analyses of the seabed as the zones most likely to contain the aircraft.

The renewed effort brings cautious hope to the families of the 239 passengers and crew lost when the Boeing 777 vanished en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014. Yet the weight of two past fruitless searches , including the multinational 2014–2017 effort covering over 120,000 km² and a later 2018 private search, tempers expectations. The previous mission by Ocean Infinity failed to find significant wreckage despite covering extensive ocean areas.

Yet, the narrowed area of 15,000 km² and advances in underwater robotics give the mission a more focused starting point than ever before. If the wreckage is found, it may well bring overdue closure to grieving families and solve one of the most enduring enigmas in aviation history. But even if the mission ends in failure, the search reflects a resolve never to give up seeking answers-a testament to persistence, hope, and respect for those lost.