Asia08 March, 20262 min read
Ocean Infinity Finds No Trace of MH370; Malaysia Ends Search After 12 Years
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Latest search ended without finding any evidence of the aircraft's location. Search scanned roughly 15,000 square kilometres of seabed in the southern Indian Ocean.
MH370 search update
Malaysia’s transport ministry announced that the latest Ocean Infinity search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has ended without locating any wreckage. The announcement coincided with the disappearance’s 12th anniversary on March 8, 2014, a detail given in the source that appears internally inconsistent and is flagged as uncertain.
“Malaysia’s transport ministry said the latest search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has ended without finding any wreckage, as the disappearance marked its 12th anniversary.”
The aircraft, a Boeing 777 carrying 239 people, vanished from radar while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Its fate remains unresolved.
Ocean Infinity search summary
The Ocean Infinity operation ran from December and concluded on Jan. 23.
It scanned roughly 15,000 square kilometres of seabed using autonomous underwater drones capable of reaching depths of about 6,000 metres.
Despite that targeted effort, Malaysian authorities said the operation 'have not yielded any findings that confirm the location of the aircraft wreckage.'
Relatives' response to MH370
Relatives of those aboard, particularly families of Chinese passengers who made up a large proportion of those on MH370, voiced frustration at the lack of communication and support from authorities.
“Relatives—many of them Chinese—expressed frustration over a lack of updates and psychological support, saying they have received no briefings since Jan. 15 and have struggled to get responses from authorities.”
They said they had received no briefings since Jan. 15 and had struggled to get responses.
They plan to press the issue with Chinese and Malaysian officials while holding commemorative events to remember the disappeared.
MH370 search overview
MH370's disappearance has prompted multiple searches over the past 12 years. Those searches included a multinational effort led by Australia between 2014 and 2017 and Ocean Infinity’s earlier 2018 mission. The main wreckage and cause remain unknown, but investigators have positively linked three pieces of debris to the aircraft amid a much larger number of inconclusive finds and more than 250,000 sq km of seabed searched.
MH370 search status
Malaysian officials and Ocean Infinity have signalled continued interest in resolving the disappearance. Transport Minister Anthony Loke assured families that the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will continue.
“Transport Minister Anthony Loke has assured families that the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will continue, saying there is currently no new evidence in the Indian Ocean.”
BusinessToday reports a 2025 agreement under which a new search is expected. Accounts differ on immediate next steps, with other outlets noting no formal new search has yet been announced and saying the most recent operation concluded without findings.