MH370 search expert Richard Godfrey - a British aerospace engineer - revealed some information about the new search on his blog.
Accordingly, in May this year, Ocean Infinity presented a proposal for an underwater search to Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke in Kuala Lumpur. Ocean Infinity submitted a proposal to launch a search for MH370 along with evidence and information for consideration by relevant parties under the Malaysian Transport Ministry.
At this meeting, Josh Broussard - Chief Technology Officer of Ocean Infinity and the company's sales director presented a presentation to convince Malaysian authorities about a new search for the missing flight 10 years ago of Malaysia Airlines.
Mr. Pete Foley - former search director of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau ATSB - also attended the meeting in Malaysia. He has been a campaigner for opening a new search for MH370 for many years and is advising Ocean Infinity on a new search.
Professor Simon Maskell, University of Liverpool, is a science advisor to Ocean Infinity and also attended the meeting. Professor Simon leads a team to study the possibility of using WSPR technology to detect and track aircraft.
He plans to add WSPR data to the filter developed by the Australian Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) to determine the search area for MH370.
The filter is described in detail in the book Bayesian Methods in the Search for MH370.
According to the latest MH370 news on the blog on November 5, Mr. Richard Godfrey said that Malaysia has agreed in principle to a new search for MH370. Malaysia concluded that Ocean Infinity's proposal to restart the underwater search for MH370 is credible. However, Malaysia's negotiations with Ocean Infinity on a new search have not yet been finalized.
The search for MH370 by Ocean Infinity is expected to last from November 2024 to March 2025. The search will be conducted on a "no find, no fee" basis. In the event that MH370 is found, the expected fee is $70 million.
Also reporting on Ocean Infinity's proposal presentation meeting, radiant Physics' MH370 blog - which gathers technology experts and experienced businessmen - based in Virginia, USA, said that some of the slides at the meeting highlighted Ocean Infinity's goodwill to open more searches for MH370.
The new search area, which could continue to be adjusted, extends along arc 7 in the Indian Ocean, from about 33 degrees South to 36 degrees South and extend about 83 km on both sides of the arc.
In the new search, Ocean Infinity also plans to review areas that have been searched before but have low-quality or missing data due to equipment failure or terrain challenges.
Ocean Infinity's search proposal is broadly consistent with the restoration of MH370's flight route and search area data presented in UGIB 2020 (a document recommending a search for MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean, along the 7.7 arc) and the study of the drift of MH370 debris.
In fact, the last estimated position (LEP) of MH370 presented in these studies has been designated as the key search point that Ocean Infinity mentioned in the slide. The proposed search area also includes the high priority area that MH370 search experts mentioned.
