Malaysia has resumed search efforts for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, with a new operation led by US-based marine exploration firm Ocean Infinity. The search area will cover approximately 15,000 sq km in the southern Indian Ocean.
Dr Vincent Lyne, a former researcher at the University of Tasmania, claims to have pinpointed a single yellow pixel in a global terrain model of the ocean floor, which could indicate the long-lost plane’s wreckage. The anomaly was found using GEBCO bathymetric data and appears at Latitude: 33.02°S, Longitude: 100.27°E.
Lyne suggests that the pixel is an extreme anomaly pointing to the potential MH370 crash site, but inconsistencies in blended sonar and satellite altimeter data introduce some location uncertainty. He has previously theorized that Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah deliberately crashed the aircraft into the depths of Broken Ridge, where it would be difficult to recover.
The Malaysian government has committed to continuing the search operation, with Ocean Infinity receiving $70 million if they successfully locate the wreckage. This new search is the latest in a series of failed searches that have covered millions of square kilometers but yielded no conclusive results.
Families of the 239 people on board MH370 continue to seek closure, with many expressing frustration at the lack of answers. The search operation is expected to last six weeks and may be the final major effort to uncover the fate of Flight MH370.
Inconsistencies in data may limit accuracy
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