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December 30, 2025
Search for missing MH370 plane resumes in Indian Ocean 12 years after it vanished with 239 people on board
Updated on: December 30, 2025 / 8:53 AM EST / CBS News
TL;DR
- Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370) resumes 12 years after its disappearance.
- Advanced self-guided drone technology will be utilized in the search.
- MH370 vanished on March 8, 2014, after its transponder switched off.
- The search area has been narrowed down to approximately 5,800 square miles.
- Ocean Infinity is deploying autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) capable of deep dives and long operational periods.
- AUVs are equipped with side-scan sonar, ultrasound imaging, and magnetometers.
- A remotely operated vehicle (ROV) will be deployed if an object of interest is detected.
- Fewer than 30 fragments believed to be from MH370 have washed ashore in various locations.
- No remains of passengers or crew have been found.
- Ocean Infinity operates on a 'no-find, no fee' contract with Malaysia's government, worth $70 million.
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