Search for missing MH370 resumes in the Indian Ocean

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00:00The search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which vanished 11 years ago, has resumed in

00:08the Indian Ocean.

00:10According to Australian and British media reports on Tuesday, Ocean Infinity's deep

00:14water support vessel, Armata 7806, arrived about 1,500 kilometres off the coast of Perth

00:22over the weekend.

00:23The Telegraph reported that autonomous underwater vehicles from the US and UK-based exploration

00:29company have been deployed and have begun scanning the ocean floor.

00:34Australia's Nine News stated that the search will span 15,000 square kilometres over six

00:39weeks, focusing on high-priority areas where debris from the missing Boeing 777 may be

00:45located.

00:46In December, Transport Minister Anthony Loke confirmed that Ocean Infinity would conduct

00:51the search under a no-find, no-fee agreement, meaning the Malaysian government will not

00:57bear any costs unless wreckage is found.

01:00If successful, the company is seeking a US$70m payment, the same offer it made in 2018.

01:08Flight MH370 departed from Kuala Lumpur International Airport, KLIA for Beijing, with 227 passengers

01:17and 12 crew members before disappearing, becoming one of aviation's greatest mysteries.

01:23Malaysia, in collaboration with China and Australia, previously searched 120,000 square

01:29kilometres of the southern Indian Ocean.

01:32Ocean Infinity's first search in 2018 targeted a 25,000 square kilometre area but ended

01:39in June that year without success.

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