Malaysia to resume MH370 search: report

Malaysia to announce that US company Ocean Infinity will resume the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370.

Ocean Infinity's HUGIN autonomous underwater vehicle (left) and an unmanned surface vehicle.

Malaysia will reportedly announce as early as this week it will resume the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370.

The West Australian reports an offer by US company Ocean Infinity is believed to be favoured by the Malaysian government after a two-year search failed to find any wreckage.

The plane disappeared on March 8, 2014, on the way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, with 239 people on board, and the Australian-led search for the aircraft was suspended in January.

Ocean Infinity’s HUGIN autonomous underwater vehicles are capable of operating at depths of 6000m.

#AUV #USV #KongsbergMaritime #OTC2017 pic.twitter.com/nkKdnVTwLF

— Ocean Infinity (@Ocean__Infinity) May 1, 2017

Last month, the company offered to take the financial risk of a renewed search for MH370.

“The terms of the offer are confidential, but I can ... confirm that Ocean Infinity have offered to take on the economic risk of a renewed search,” company spokesman Mark Antelme said.

“We’re in a constructive ­dialogue with the relevant authorities and are hopeful that the offer will be accepted.’’

Voice370, a support group for families of the 239 people on board, said under the terms of the offer made in April, Ocean Infinity “would like to be paid a reward if and only if it finds the main debris field”.

AAP