Ocean Infinity Finds No Trace of MH370; Malaysia Ends Search After 12 Years

Malaysia’s transport ministry announced that the latest Ocean Infinity search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has ended without locating any wreckage.

“Transport Minister Anthony Loke has given his world that the search for missing MH370 will still continue assuring families today, adding that there are still no evidence discovered in the Indian Ocean as of now”

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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.

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The aircraft, a Boeing 777 carrying 239 people, vanished from radar while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Its fate remains unresolved.

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.

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Despite that targeted effort, Malaysian authorities said the operation 'have not yielded any findings that confirm the location of the aircraft wreckage.'

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.

“Twelve years after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, one of aviation’s most perplexing mysteries remains unsolved”

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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'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.

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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.

Malaysian officials and Ocean Infinity have signalled continued interest in resolving the disappearance.

“The latest search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has ended without uncovering any evidence about the missing aircraft, Malaysia’s transport ministry said on Sunday, as the disappearance marked its 12th anniversary”

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Transport Minister Anthony Loke assured families that the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will continue.

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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.