Summary
A Texas-based company, Ocean Infinity, will restart the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which went missing over ten years ago. The Malaysian government and Ocean Infinity agreed on a contract where the company will only be paid if the plane's wreckage is found. The search is slated to resume at the end of December and targets a specific area in the Indian Ocean.
Key Facts
- Ocean Infinity is a Texas-based marine robotics company.
- Malaysia's transport ministry confirmed the new search for Flight MH370.
- Ocean Infinity will be paid $70 million only if they find the wreckage.
- The plane disappeared on March 8, 2014, with 239 people on board.
- It is believed to have crashed into the southern Indian Ocean after changing course.
- Previous searches found debris but no major wreckage or bodies.
- The new search will occur intermittently over 55 days in areas with a high chance of finding the plane.
