More than a decade after Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished over the Indian Ocean, a new search has begun using advanced deep-sea robots. The Malaysian government has contracted Ocean Infinity, the company that located Shackleton's Endurance, on a 'no find, no fee' basis, offering $70 million (£56 million) for success.
Ocean Infinity plans to search a 15,000 square kilometre area in the Indian Ocean, identified as the most likely location of the missing aircraft. The search will employ state-of-the-art underwater drones capable of scanning the ocean floor at depths of up to 6,000 metres.
Flight MH370 disappeared on 8 March 2014 while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, with 239 people on board. Despite extensive searches, no trace of the plane has been found, making it one of aviation's greatest mysteries.
