The latest MH370 news says that the Ocean Infinity Armada 7806 is heading to the Indian Ocean to search for the missing plane.
Recent ship tracking data shows that, after operating near Mauritius, the Armada 7806 is moving south, to a location designated "outside Australia".
In this direction, the Ocean Infinity ship is expected to reach the search area for MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean, where the missing Boeing 777 is believed to have crashed.
Aviation Source News said that the movement of the Armada 7806 ship clearly shows that a new search for MH370 is about to take place.
Maritime experts and those interested in MH370 are closely monitoring the movement of the ship. The Armada 7806 is expected to arrive in the designated area "outside of Australia" around 23 February 2025.
Offroad from Australia is a very general term. Regarding MH370, this clearly shows that the ship is on its way to a potential search area in the southern Indian Ocean, Aviation Source News pointed out.
The update on the operation of the search vehicle owned by Ocean Infinity comes after Malaysia announced at the end of 2024 that it had reached an agreement with Ocean Infinity to organize a new search for MH370 on a no find, no fee basis.
The search area for MH370 is about 15,000 square kilometers. This area was determined based on in-depth analysis and expert opinions on the possible location of the MH370 crash.
The new search area includes locations recommended by three research groups. These three groups include: MH370-Caption group led by captains Patrick Blelley and Jean Luc Marchand; Independent expert group; WSPR analysis group of MH370 expert Richard Godfrey.
Some research groups have also contributed expertise and opinions to Ocean Infinity. The new search expands the survey area beyond the 7th anays in the Indian Ocean - where previous searches were concentrated.
The new search is expected to take place between January and April 2025 to take advantage of favorable weather conditions in the Southern Hemisphere.
Flight MH370 disappeared on March 8, 2014 while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. At that time, 239 people were on the missing plane. Expanded international search efforts have been conducted over hundreds of thousands of square kilometers.
Previous searches for MH370, including one conducted by Ocean Infinity in 2018, have not determined the plane's location.
The movement of the Armada 7806 is a strong sign that preparations for a new search are underway.
However, it should be noted that the final contract between Ocean Infinity and the Malaysian Government is still in the process of completion.
Detailed information on financial terms and specific operations is expected to be announced after the official agreement is signed.
Experts and those interested in MH370 are speculating the possibility of Ocean Infinity starting the search before the contract negotiation is over.
Aviation Source News commented that the coming weeks and months will be very important as Ocean Infinity is likely to start a new mission to search for MH370, finding the answer to one of the biggest mysteries in the history of aviation in the world.
