Search for missing MH370 plane to restart based on ‘credible’ proposal, says Malaysia
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Callum Jones
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Topics: World News, Travel
The search for the missing MH370 plane is set to be relaunched based on a 'credible' proposal, according to Malaysia.
Malaysia Airlines flight 370 went missing on March 8, 2014 - an event which has mystified the world ever since.
The flight took off from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for Beijing, China, with 239 passengers and members of crew on board.
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But not long into the flight, radars were left unable to locate the plane and it was never seen again.
Several pieces of wreckage believed to be from flight MH370 have been found since 2014, however, formal investigations led by Australia and Malaysia have failed to provide answers as to what happened - leading a few experts to come up with their own.
As for the official report as to what happened with the aircraft, it had been suggested the aircraft had turned off electronic signal communications and executed a U-less than an hour into its flight before plummeting somewhere into the ocean.
Now, Malaysia is planning to relaunch the search for the flight, with officials describing a 'credible' proposal focused in the southern Indian Ocean.
On November 5, Minister of Transport Anthony Loke confirmed the country was in advanced talks with marine company Ocean Infinity over a plan to resume the search off the coast of Western Australia.
“Based on the latest information and analysis from experts and researchers, Ocean Infinity’s search proposal is credible and can be considered by the Malaysian government as the flight’s official registrar," Loke said.
"The terms and costs requested are in the same draft agreement currently being negotiated between the government and Ocean Infinity. Should it be finalised, cabinet approval will be required, and I will make a public announcement."
The Malaysian government announced earlier this year that it was considering resuming the search for MH370 - but only if they are provided with 'credible evidence' of the plane's location.
Many are working on locating the aircraft, including retired British aerospace engineer Richard Godfrey, who is using pioneering technology to aid his search.
'Weak signal propagation reporter' [WSPR] is designed to test the strength of radio frequencies, as transmitters around the world send thousands of low power radio pulses every couple of minutes.
Godfrey has been working to use these signals to find MH370, having pinpointed 130 disturbances in the WSPR signals over the Southern Indian Ocean.