Sunday, March 8, 2026, marks 12 years since Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 went missing.
On March 8, 2014, MH370 went missing about 40 minutes after taking off from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 227 passengers and 12 crew members.
Satellite data analysis shows that MH370 may have crashed in the southern Indian Ocean, off the coast of Western Australia.
Multinational search efforts between Malaysia, Australia and China have been carried out but have not found MH370's whereabouts.
To date, in the MH370 searches, more than 30 debris suspected to be of Malaysia Airlines aircraft have been found along the African coast and on islands in the Indian Ocean. However, only 3 wings have been confirmed to be of MH370.
The 495-page report on the disappearance of MH370 released in July 2018 said that the aircraft's control system may have been intentionally manipulated to deviate from its flight path. Investigators cannot determine who is responsible for this mysterious plane disappearance.
On December 3, 2025, the Malaysian government and Ocean Infinity - a marine robot company based in Austin, Texas, USA and Southampton, UK, reached an agreement based on the principle "not found, no fee".
On December 30, 2025, Ocean Infinity conducted a 55-day underwater search in a target area in the southern Indian Ocean. The Malaysian government will pay $70 million if the MH370 wreckage is found.
On January 15, 2026, search operations were suspended due to unfavorable weather, and all 3 Hugin self-driving submarines (AUVs) of Ocean Infinity were safely recovered on the Armada 8605 ship.
Based on the progress summary report from January 6 to 15, 2026, so far there have been no important findings or definite conclusions from the MH370 searches.
Ocean Infinity announced that the search is still ongoing. The Armada 8605 is expected to return to Fremantle to change its crew before continuing the search for MH370.
