Lawfare Daily MH370 Search to Restart After 11 Years
Dec 3, 2025
After over eleven years, the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is reigniting with Ocean Infinity launching a new deep-sea mission. The team will investigate a specific area in the southern Indian Ocean under a no-find, no-fee contract, bringing both hope and mixed emotions to affected families. Advanced technology and revised ocean-current models will guide the search, heightening the potential for discovery. Success could finally uncover the wreckage and provide answers, but challenges like ocean depth and sediment remain significant hurdles.
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Targeted No-Find, No-Fee Search
- Ocean Infinity will resume a deep-sea search for MH370 in a tightly refined 15,000 km² zone starting Dec 30, 2025.
- The mission is high-risk and operates on a no-find, no-fee contract to reflect the difficulty and uncertainty.
Flight Path And Previous Search Failures
- MH370 diverted from its planned Kuala Lumpur–Beijing route and headed into the remote southern Indian Ocean on March 8, 2014.
- Prior multinational searches covered tens of thousands of square kilometers but found only small debris pieces and not the main wreckage.
Families' Fragile Hope And Heartbreak
- Families of MH370 passengers and crew feel a fragile mix of hope and heartbreak at the restart announcement.
- Many had accepted the plane likely crashed far out at sea, but the new search rekindles expectations for answers.