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The latest search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, a Boeing 777-operated service that disappeared more than a decade ago while flying from Kuala Lumpur International (KUL) to 
Beijing Capital Airport (PEK) has come up empty, with no evidence having been found by the end of the mission. The news comes as a hammer blow to relatives of the flight’s victims, who are seeking closure after what has now been 12 years of uncertainty.
MH370’s mysterious disappearance in March of 2014 has prompted immense curiosity among both the world’s media and the general public, with the lack of hard evidence having led to a wide variety of theories as to the flight’s fate surfacing over the years. Ocean Infinity, the company behind the latest failed search, has said that, if nothing else, it hopes that its recent efforts have at least helped to confirm where the flight did not end up.
No Luck With The Latest Search
Ocean Infinity, whose search vessel Armada is pictured above in the Indian Ocean, released a statement yesterday detailing the fact that its search efforts for MH370, which date back to 2018, have mapped more than 140,000 square kilometers (54,054.3 square miles) over 151 days at sea. According to reporting by NBC, its latest search efforts took place between March 25 and 28, 2025, and December 31, 2025, and January 23, 2026.
The Guardian added that, while adverse weather did impact these search efforts, Ocean Infinity still managed to cover an area of 7,571 square km (2,923 square miles) across the 28 days. Oliver Plunkett, the firm’s CEO, expressed his gratitude for “the support of the families, the Malaysian Government, the Australian Government, and the companies and individuals who dedicated time and effort because they cared,” but concluded that:
“It was important for us to take advantage of every piece of information and data available and go back, but despite all that effort, we haven’t been able to find it.”
Will The Search Be Extended?
Despite the obvious and understandable disappointment of another failed search, Plunkett looked on the bright side, saying that, “if nothing else, we can say with confidence that it isn’t where we looked.” This conclusion should help to inform future searches into the mystery of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
Ocean Infinity has poured plenty of time, resources, and funds into the search for MH370, with its proposals to the Malaysian government including a “no find, no fee” clause. The fee in question, had the company succeeded in finding the wreckage, is reported by NBC to have been in the region of $70 million.
While knowing where the jet isn’t is useful for informing future searches, it does little to ease the pain and provide closure for the relatives of the flight’s victims. With this in mind, The Guardian notes that Voice370, which represents the victims’ families, is lobbying for an extension to Ocean Infinity’s contract, saying that “extending the contract period without altering the core terms of the agreement would allow the search to continue without delay.”
Malaysia Accepts Ocean Infinity “No Find, No Fee” Proposal To Launch New Search For MH370 Wreckage
The new search operation will likely launch in early 2025.
The Jet Has Now Been Missing For 12 Years
Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 went missing on March 8, 2014, while traveling from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia to the Chinese capital city of Beijing. Operated by a 
Boeing 777-200ER registered as 9M-MRO, the service had a grand total of 239 people on board, with this figure split between 227 passengers and 12 members of crew. As seen in the map above, the flight initially charted a northeasterly course toward China, just as planned.
However, it then deviated from this heading, flying to the southwest back across Malaysia before turning to the right and heading northeast over the Strait of Malacca, where it vanished from the radar forever. 12 years and several documentaries (including a high-profile Netflix series) later, the truth of the matter remains unknown, despite some debris having reportedly been found. It remains one of aviation’s most enduring mysteries of all time.
