Malaysia may renew search for MH370 a decade after flight disappeared

MH370 disappeared in March 2014 and is believed to have crashed over the Indian Ocean, but there have been few clues to provide proof.

Malaysian officials said Sunday they may renew the hunt for MH370, after a U.S. company that tried to find the plane in 2018 proposed a fresh search in the southern Indian Ocean where the Malaysia Airlines plane is believed to have crashed a decade ago.

Transport Minister Anthony Loke said he would invite Texas-based marine robotics firm Ocean Infinity to brief him on its latest "no find, no fee" proposal. The government has long said it would not support another search without new leads on the plane's location.

If the evidence is credible, he said, he will seek the Malaysian Cabinet's approval to sign a new contract to resume the search.

"The government is steadfast in our resolve to locate MH370," Loke said at a memorial event marking the 10th anniversary of the disappearance of the jet. "We really hope the search can find the plane and provide truth to the next-of-kin."

The Boeing 777 plane vanished from radar shortly after taking off on March 8, 2014, carrying 239 people, mostly Chinese nationals, on a flight from Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Satellite data showed the plane deviated from its flight path to head over the southern Indian Ocean, where it is believed to have crashed.