Ocean Infinity submits new search proposal for missing MH370

PETALING JAYA: United States-based firm Ocean Infinity has made a presentation on a new search proposal for missing Malaysian Airlines aircraft Flight MH370 to the Transport Minister.

According to the Association for Families of the Passengers and Crew on board MH370 Facebook page, the proposal was on a “No Find, No Fee” basis, which was made to the minister and the ministry's senior officials as well as other government agencies.

"The presentation was well received by the minister and his team," it said on Friday (May 3).

"We wait for the required paperwork to be sorted out and a new contract inked.

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"MH370 families would like to extend our appreciation to all concerned," it added.

Previously, Ocean Infinity had conducted searches in the Indian Ocean from 2017 until the end of 2018.

Earlier in March, the Texas-based firm also claimed that it found new scientific evidence on the last location of MH370.

MH370, with 227 passengers and 12 crew members disappeared on March 8, 2014, enroute from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.