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ARCHIVE: In air, above Straits of Malacca – 13 March 2014
1. Crew in cockpit
2. Member of crew looking at map
3. Crew member with binoculars looking out plane window
4. Various of planes on tarmac
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ARCHIVE: Kuala Lumpur – 15 March 2014
5. Malaysia Airlines planes docked
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ARCHIVE: Kuala Lumpur – 2 April 2014
6. Lit candles that reads “MH 370” during vigil
7. Various of people holding lit candles during vigil
8. Mid of people with candles
9. Close of hand holding lit candle
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ARCHIVE: Kuala Lumpur – 3 March 2024
10. Various of MH370 remembrance event in Kuala Lumpur
STORYLINE:
Malaysia’s government has agreed in principle to accept a second “no find, no fee” proposal from a U.S. company to renew the hunt for flight MH370, which is believed to have crashed in the southern Indian Ocean more than 10 years ago, Transport Minister Anthony Loke said Friday.
Loke said Cabinet ministers gave the nod at their meeting last week for Texas-based marine robotics firm Ocean Infinity to continue the seabed search operation at a new 15,000-square-kilometer (5,800-square-mile) site in the ocean.
“The proposed new search area, identified by Ocean Infinity, is based on the latest information and data analyses conducted by experts and researchers. The company’s proposal is credible,” he said in a statement.
The Boeing 777 plane vanished from radar shortly after taking off on March 8, 2014, carrying 239 people, mostly Chinese nationals, on a flight from Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur, to Beijing.
Satellite data showed the plane deviated from its flight path to head over the southern Indian Ocean, where it is believed to have crashed.
An expensive multinational search failed to turn up any clues, although debris washed ashore on the east African coast and Indian Ocean islands.
A private search in 2018 by Ocean Infinity also found nothing.
Loke said the government will not be required to pay Ocean Infinity unless the plane’s wreckage is discovered, under the same “no find, no fee” deal.
He said his ministry hopes to finalize negotiations for terms and conditions of the agreement with Ocean Infinity in early 2025.
Ocean Infinity CEO Oliver Punkett earlier this year reportedly said the the company had improved its technology since 2018.
He has said the firm is working with many experts to analyze data and narrow the search area to the most likely site.
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