{"id":2414206,"date":"2025-03-21T12:08:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T16:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-approves-new-malaysia-airlines-flight-370-search-70-million-on-the-line\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T12:08:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T16:08:59","slug":"government-approves-new-malaysia-airlines-flight-370-search-70-million-on-the-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-approves-new-malaysia-airlines-flight-370-search-70-million-on-the-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Approves New Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Search, $70 Million on the Line"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgovernment-approves-new-malaysia-airlines-flight-370-search-70-million-on-the-line%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2414206&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 continues now that an oceanic robotics company has secured a new contract with the Malaysian government.<\/p>\n<p>Texas-based <a href=\"https:\/\/oceaninfinity.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ocean Infinity<\/a> and Malaysian cabinet ministers have agreed to a &ldquo;no-find, no-fee&rdquo; contract, Transport Minister Anthony Loke said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>This means the Malaysian government would pay Ocean Infinity $70 million, but only if it successfully finds the plane wreckage, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/malaysia-mh370-search-plane-b15ee5207d387b21ac7bec1fa54e0c85\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The government is committed to continuing the search operation and providing closure for the families of the passengers of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-huge-update-ten-years-disappearance-mh370-families-overjoyed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flight MH370<\/a>,&rdquo; Loke said in a statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MOT : The Cabinet has given the final go ahead to Ocean Infinity for the search of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MH370?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MH370<\/a> wreckage. Under the terms, Ocean Infinity will get paid USD 70 million if the wreckage is found in the new search area estimated at 15,000 sq km in the Southern Indian Ocean. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MHUAdcB2bx\">pic.twitter.com\/MHUAdcB2bx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Melissa Goh (@MelGohCNA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MelGohCNA\/status\/1902318310471209327?\">March 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The special contract would allow the company to search a new area of the Indian Ocean, covering 15,000 square kilometers (5,800 square miles).<\/p>\n<p>Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 crashed on March 8, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Departing from Malaysia&rsquo;s capitol, Kuala Lumpur, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-trump-considers-changing-course-air-force-one-upgrade-boeing-drags-feet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boeing aircraft<\/a> and its 239 passengers would never reach Beijing, China.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after takeoff, the plane mysteriously vanished from radar.<\/p>\n<p>From that point, satellite data showed the aircraft moving from its original flight path and flying south toward the southern Indian Ocean, where it likely crashed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#9992;&#65039; Malaysian government announces it will resume the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which went missing in 2014 with 239 people on board<\/p>\n<p>&#10145;&#65039; UK-based Ocean Infinity, marine robotics company, will resume the search for the missing plane <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NccwHA7CXU\">https:\/\/t.co\/NccwHA7CXU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v1i6P8Ny5Q\">pic.twitter.com\/v1i6P8Ny5Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Anadolu English (@anadoluagency) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anadoluagency\/status\/1902729633176719583?\">March 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>An initial search for the missing aircraft and its passengers yielded little. Some debris was discovered on the shores of East <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/south-africa-ambassador-no-longer-welcome-america-said-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Africa<\/a> and on some island beaches in the Indian Ocean, but little else.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, Ocean Infinity tried a private search yet failed to find the wreckage.<\/p>\n<p>But CEO Oliver Punkett said the company has since improved its technology and has further collaborated with experts to determine an ideal search area.<\/p>\n<p>Loke said the contract hasn&rsquo;t been finalized yet but soon will be.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not clear how long the search contract would be valid, but Loke had previously said it would cover an 18-month period, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/malaysia-says-has-agreed-ocean-infinitys-terms-search-mh370-wreckage-2025-03-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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