The Mystery of MH370: A New Search Begins

The story of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is one of the biggest mysteries in aviation history. Over ten years ago, this plane vanished without a trace, leaving behind no clear answers. The latest news is that a new search has started, which has brought back some hope that the plane might finally be found. The plane, a Boeing 777, disappeared from radar screens just 39 minutes after taking off from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014. The last words from the pilot were "Good night, Malaysian Three Seven Zero. " After that, the plane's transponder stopped working, and military radar showed it turning back over the Andaman Sea. Satellite data suggested it kept flying for hours, possibly until it ran out of fuel and crashed into the southern Indian Ocean. There are many theories about what happened, from hijacking to technical failures, but no one knows for sure. The passengers and crew were cleared of any wrongdoing in 2018, but investigators didn't rule out "unlawful interference. " This means someone might have deliberately taken control of the plane. The plane was carrying 12 crew members and 227 passengers from all over the world. Most were Chinese, but there were also people from the United States, Indonesia, France, Russia, and other countries. Among them were two young Iranians traveling on stolen passports, a group of Chinese calligraphy artists, and 20 employees of a U. S. tech firm.The initial search covered a huge area, starting in the South China Sea and expanding to the Andaman Sea and the southern Indian Ocean. Australia, Malaysia, and China worked together in the largest underwater search ever, but they found almost nothing. The first confirmed piece of debris was a wing fragment found on Réunion Island in 2015. The search was called off in 2017, and a private company tried again in 2018 but also failed. The search was so hard because the Indian Ocean is vast and deep, with bad weather and depths of around 4 kilometers. It's rare for planes to disappear in the deep sea, but when they do, finding them is extremely difficult. Now, Malaysia has given the go-ahead for another search. A company called Ocean Infinity will look in a new area of about 15, 000 square kilometers. They will only get paid if they find something. The search was paused in April due to bad weather but will resume for 55 days starting from Dec. 30. It's still unclear if Ocean Infinity has new clues about where the plane might be. They say they will use new technology and work with experts to narrow down the search area.