After vanishing without a trace, Malaysia is once again resuming its search for the missing flight MH370.
New this morning, Malaysia will allow an American company to carry out new search for the wreckage of missing Malaysia
Airlines flight MH370 has the government is partnering with American marine
robotics company Ocean Infiniti for the second time with a $70 million reward
for any significant wreckage found. It’s been more than 10 years since MH370
disappeared, along with 239 people on board whose families are still waiting
for answers. After two unsuccessful searches covering over 120,000 km, the
new effort will focus on a 15,000 km area in the southern Indian Ocean over
the next 18 months. The disappearance of the Boeing 777 is filled with so many
unanswered questions and endless theories, making it nearly impossible to discuss without delving into
speculation. Some of which we’ll explore later in this video. But first, to
understand why MH370 has been so impossible to find, let’s revisit what
happened on the night of its disappearance.
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Delivery 370.

MH370 Disappearance

Malaysian 370 standby and Malaysian 6 is straight to Frankfurt via Augusta Alpha
departure 6,000 ft. Squ. On March 8th, 2014, a Boeing 77 is
preparing for departure at Koala Lumpur International Airport. Malaysia Airlines
flight 370 is a daily passenger flight from Koala Lumpur, Malaysia to Beijing,
China. On board are Captain Zahari Ahmad Sha, a senior pilot for Malaysian
Airlines with over 18,000 flight hours of experience. First officer Farik Abdul
Hamid with 2,813 flight hours, 39 of which are on
the Boeing 777. Also on board are 10 cabin crew
members and 227 passengers. The aircraft was filled with
49,100 kg of fuel, providing a range of 7 hours and 31 minutes, more than enough
to reach Beijing or divert to nearby airports if needed. The plane was also
carrying electronics equipment, 4 1/2 tons of mango steam, a tropical fruit,
and 221 kg of lithium ion batteries. These batteries were packed according to
safety regulations, but some experts have debated whether they could have played a role in the events leading to
its disappearance. 370 request
level 37, we are ready. 6 3 5 Z to
Beijing. 370 Z to Beijing via Pos alpha departure 6,000 ft. Squawk
21570 squa 370. Thank
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At 12:27 UTC, MH370 push and start request was
approved by air traffic control at Koala Lumpur. [Music]
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42 minutes past midnight Flight 370 is given clearance to depart from runway
32. Right. 25 minutes into the flight, MH370 sends its last ARS message to
Malaysian Airlines operation center while it’s about to leave the Malaysian
Peninsula. This is a system that automatically transmits engine data and other flight information to ground
stations. Less than an hour into the flight, the plane is cruising over the
South China Sea at an altitude of 35,000 ft. The night sky is clear and the
weather is calm. [Music] 370 number 3.
Malaysian 370. Flight 370 is then instructed to
signal air traffic control in Ho Chi Min, Vietnam as it approaches
waypoint. As it makes its way to way point Bad, MH370 makes radio contact
with Koala Lumpur at 0119 and 30 seconds. Malaysian 370
contact 97. [Music]
That’s the last time anyone would ever hear from MH370. Less than 2 minutes after
acknowledging the transmission, the aircraft suddenly vanishes from radar
screens. This is when the mystery begins.
The captain of another aircraft attempted to contact the crew of flight 370 at 0130 using the international air
distress frequency. However, the crew was not able to establish communication
and heard only mumbling and static.
All aircraft have a device called a transponder, which transmits information
such as the plane’s ID, location, and altitude to air traffic control. ATC
uses this information to track the aircraft, a radar system known as secondary radar. If a plane disappears
from ATC screens, it means one of two things. Either there’s a transponder
malfunction or it has been deliberately turned off. At this point, Malaysia
stopped actively tracking MH370 after the handoff to Vietnamese airspace.
After 18 minutes of no communication, Vietnamese ATC contacted Malaysian ATC
to ask about the plane as it had not checked in after the handoff. By 03:30 a.m., Malaysia
Airlines confirmed that MH370 was missing.
And we have breaking news right now. Malaysia Airlines confirms it has lost contact with a plane carrying 227 pound.
Breaking news regarding that Malaysian Airlines jet. The morning after the plane’s disappearance, search efforts
were launched in the South China Sea, where the plane was last seen by civilian radar. After an extensive
search, no debris or survivors were
found. At the time that the transponder stopped functioning, military radar tracked MH370 turning back westward
across the Malaysian Peninsula, then heading north through the Straight of Mala.
At first, MH370’s unusual U-turn seemed like a response to an emergency with the
pilots likely attempting to head back to a nearby airport for a safe landing.
However, no distress call was ever communicated from the plane to ATC. The
last known radar detection by Malaysian military radar was at 0222 a.m. after
passing way point Egre at an altitude of 29,500 ft.
After disappearing for a second time, this time from Malaysian military radar,
MH370 was still within range of several countries military radar. However, many
countries were hesitant to release military radar data due to concerns about revealing their
capabilities. India claimed that their military radar in the Nicobar Islands
was turned off during peace times. Indonesia’s generators were low on fuel,
which prevented the radar from functioning properly during the critical time when MH370 may have passed through
the area. Over the next few days, the Strait of Malaca, the Bay of Bengal, and
the northern Andaman Sea were scoured by aircraft and vessels, but there was no
trace of MH370.
Like all modern aircraft, MH370 was equipped with a satellite communication
terminal or satcom, which is a system that allows aircraft to communicate via
satellites instead of relying solely on groundbased radar and radio systems. It
is essential for aircraft flying over oceans, remote areas, or regions without
radar coverage. The satcom system, which connects the plane to an NMAR SAT
satellite orbiting 35,000 km above Earth, logged onto the network prior to
departure. However, at some point, when MH370 was flying over the Andaman Sea,
the satcom system disconnected. 1 hour and 19 minutes later, the satcom
link was successfully reestablished. After reconnecting to the network, the aircraft’s satellite data
unit responded to hourly status requests from InMarsat for the next 6 hours.
During this period, two ground to aircraft calls were made at 2:39 a.m.
and 7:13 a.m., but neither was answered. The final status request and aircraft
response occurred at 8:10 a.m., approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes
after MH370 was scheduled to land in Beijing. At 8:19 a.m., the aircraft sent
a log request, followed 8 seconds later by a log on acknowledgement from the
ground station, marking the last known transmission of MH370. [Music]
At 9:15 a.m., Inmarat sent another status request, but the aircraft did not
respond, suggesting that the flight had run out of fuel and crashed into the southern Indian
Ocean. Following this, investigators turned to the satellite data to pinpoint
the plane’s final location. By examining the data from the automated satellite
handshakes that continued for several hours, investigators were able to calculate the distance between the
satellite and MH370 at the time of each handshake based on how long it took the
transmission to travel from the satellite to the aircraft. Using this information,
experts generated seven possible arcs of locations from which the handshakes
could have originated. After taking into account data analysis, drift modeling,
and fuel range calculations, it was determined that the origin of flight
MH370’s last transmission was somewhere along the seventh ark in the southern
Indian Ocean. As a result, the search efforts were moved to the area where the
aircraft was believed to have crashed. In the months following the disappearance, 19 vessels and 345

Initial Search For MH370

sorties by military aircraft searched an area covering over 4.6 million square
kilm. The final phase of the search involved a baometric survey and sonar
search at the seafloor about 1,800 km southwest of Perth, Australia.
Investigators also turned to underwater listening devices called hydrophones. Hydrophones have a range of
over a,000 km under optimal conditions. An example of this is when the US Navy’s
sound surveillance system network detected a large implosion near the wreck of the Titanic despite being
1,450 km away.
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This detection was key to helping narrow down the search for the remains of the Ocean Gate Titan
submersible. While sounds were detected during the time of the disappearance of
MH370, the origin of the sound was not consistent with the final satellite transmission.
Search efforts were also made to detect the plane’s locator beacons, which are attached to the aircraft’s flight data
recorders. The batteries that power the locator beacon only have a lifespan of
30 to 40 days. A sonar search of the seafloor was carried out, but yielded no
sign of flight 370. Operators later concluded that the effort had little chance of success
given the vast search area. In the following year, the search for Flight
370 quickly became the most expensive search operation in aviation history.
Yet, no debris was ever [Music]
found. It wasn’t until July 2015, 16 months after the aircraft’s

Debris

disappearance, that a piece of debris was found. A group of people stumbled
upon a large piece of debris covered in barnacles while cleaning a beach in Reunion Island. The piece was later
identified as part of the aircraft’s wing known as a flaperon. There was
finally evidence that MH370 had crashed somewhere in the Indian Ocean. There new
images this morning of debris that may have come from a missing Malaysia Airlines jet. The discovery was made on
an island off the coast of Tanzania last night. Consistent with a Boeing trip 7, the same as the missing Malaysia jet.
Several more pieces were discovered on beaches in Southeast Africa. Some of these pieces of debris include a piece
of the wing flap from MH370’s right wing, a wing
fragment, a section of the horizontal
stabilizer, a piece of engine cowling, debris from the plane’s flap
track fairing, and a panel from one of the
head monitors That being said, only three of the more than 40 pieces were
confirmed as originating from MH370. None of the pieces recovered ever
showed signs of any fire or explosion. The underwater search for
MH370 continued for years until it was suspended in early 2017.
The decision was made by the governments of Malaysia, Australia, and China
following an extensive search covering 120,000 square kilometers of the
southern Indian Ocean without finding any wreckage. A private search was later
conducted by the US company Ocean Infiniti in 2018 using advanced
underwater drones. However, this search also ended in May 2018 without success.
Malaysia has given its final approval to a new search for the missing flight MH370. Well, after more than a decade,
one of aviation’s greatest mysteries could soon be solved with a new search commencing for MH370.
More than 10 years after the disappearance of MH370, the hunt for the missing flight
looks like it will resume. In early 2025, the Malaysian government approved
a renewed search for MH370. This new effort is led once again
by US Marine Robotics Company Ocean Infinity. The search is set to cover a
15,000 km area in the southern Indian Ocean, focusing on regions near the
aircraft’s last known communication point near the Seventh Ark. Although $70
million has been offered to Ocean Infinity for the search, it’s under a no
find, no fee agreement, meaning the company will only be compensated if
significant wreckage is discovered. What’s different this time?
After two failed searches covering a much broader area, why is Ocean Infinity
so confident it can find the missing plane? The company plans to use autonomous technology, AIdriven data
analysis, and refined search areas. Unlike previous efforts that relied
heavily on shipbased sonar, this search will deploy a fleet of Hugan 6000
autonomous underwater vehicles capable of scanning at depths of 6,000 m with
highresolution sonar and synthetic aperture radar. These AUVs operate
independently, covering vast areas faster and more efficiently than traditional methods. Ocean Infiniti’s
Armada fleet will also be deployed. These new 256 ft Armada 78 vessels only
need 16 crew members compared to the 40 or 50 required on earlier search ships,
allowing for a more substantial search while cutting down costs. In addition,
Ocean Infiniti plans to use unmanned vessels, which will be equipped with advanced sonar technology, all while
being remotely controlled from Ocean Infiniti’s headquarters in Southampton, England. Operators will sit in gaming
like chairs and control pods, maintaining satellite communication with the autonomous vessels 8,000 m away.
Phase one of the search began on February 8th, 2025 when Ocean Infiniti’s
Armada 7806 search vessel departed from Port Lewis, Maitius for the presumed
crash site in the southern Indian Ocean. After a 15-day voyage across the Indian
Ocean, Armada 7806 deployed its three AUVs and spent the next 3 days scanning
an area of the seabed near the Seventh Ark. Although this region had been searched years ago, Ocean Infiniti hoped
that MH370 had sunk into a creasse missed in previous searches. In the
early hours of February 28, Armada 7806 sailed toward Perth, Australia to
resupply and refuel after an initial search that yielded no discoveries. On
March 6th, 2025, Ocean Infiniti departed from Perth for another seabed search.
The current phase of the search is focusing on an area 30 to 50 nautical miles outside the seventh ark, venturing
into new territory labeled the Bley/Marchhand area. This region was
mapped by Captain Patrick Bley and Jeanluke Marchhand after conducting an extensive analysis of MH370’s final
trajectory. Their analysis suggests that after running out of fuel near the
seventh ark, MH370 may have glided further than previously assumed,
extending its range and crashing just beyond the area searched in 2018. Based on their findings, they
recommend a new search area approximately 38 nautical miles south of the 2018 search zone, covering about 600
square nautical miles. At this pace, Ocean Infinity is on track to surpass
the originally planned 15,000 km search area. As the operation continues,
experts and aviation enthusiasts around the world remain hopeful that this renewed effort will finally solve one of
modern aviation’s greatest mysteries. Progress can be tracked live online,
keeping the world informed as the search for MH370 moves forward.

Theories

As I mentioned at the beginning of this video, it’s impossible to thoroughly discuss the mystery of flight MH370
without delving into speculation and conspiracy theories. While the general
consensus among investigators is that MH370 crashed somewhere in the southern
Indian Ocean, the exact cause remains unknown as the wreckage has never been
fully recovered. Despite extensive searches by aviation experts and the use
of advanced technology, as a result, various authors, aviation experts, and
independent investigators have proposed their own theories about what happened to the flight. The most plausible theory
is that the aircraft was under manual control by one of the crew on board.
These movements are consistent with deliberate
action by someone on the plane. In June 2014, reports identified the captain of
flight 370 as a prime suspect after investigators found a flight simulator
at his home containing a route ending in the southern Indian Ocean. In 2016, the
Malaysian government leaked documents confirming that the route had been recovered and analyzed. Many view this
as evidence of premeditation, but investigators remain skeptical. The
recovered data consists of seven coordinates. Two near Koala Lumpur, two
in the straight of Malaka, one in the Bay of Bengal and two in the southern
Indian Ocean. The data was saved a month before the incident, but it remains
unclear whether these points are from the same session. Some experts believe
the flight path on the simulator matches that of MH1 150, a flight from Koala
Lumpur to Jedha that Zahari flew a few weeks before the disappearance on February 4th,
2014. This could mean one of two things. Either the simulator data is unrelated
to the disappearance of MH370 and is simply a flight Zahari routinely
conducted on his simulator for his YouTube channel. Or his original target was
MH150. But for some reason, Captain Zahari switched to MH370, raising even more questions about
his intentions and planning process before the flight’s disappearance. Although the simulator data was unclear,
the findings influenced search efforts. Investigators considered whether the plane glided after fuel exhaustion,
extending its range by 200 km, or if a controlled ditching occurred before fuel
ran out, shortening it. If the captain did indeed divert the plane, his motive
remains unknown. Zahari Ahmad Sha, 53, was married with three children, had
over 18,000 flight hours, and a spotless record. Investigators found no financial
troubles or mental health issues. Suspicion also surrounded some of the passengers. Two Iranian passengers
traveling on stolen passports initially raised hijacking concerns, but
investigators soon found no links to terrorism. It was later revealed that
the men were seeking asylum, not involved in any malicious activities. Similar suspicions were
raised about the 20 free scale semiconductor employees on board who may
have been a target due to their involvement in sensitive technology projects. The theory suggests their
disappearance may have been an attempt to prevent China or other powers from accessing this
technology. Robert J. O’Neal, famous for killing Osama bin Laden, even suggested
that it could have been a message to China, further supporting this theory. Some believe the plane never crashed,
but was instead diverted to the US naval base at Diego Garcia near the Maldes,
where it was disassembled, and debris was later planted in the ocean to wash ashore. One piece of alleged evidence
supporting this theory is a message supposedly sent by passenger Philip Wood. According to the claim, a message
was posted online from Wood’s phone, allegedly stating, “I am held hostage by
unknown military personnel after my flight was hijacked blindfolded. I work
for IBM and I have managed to hide my cell phone and my rectum. I have been
separated from the rest of the passengers and I am in a cell. My name is Philip Wood. I think I have been
drugged as well but cannot think clearly. The image meta data supposedly
contained GPS coordinates pointing to Diego Garcia. However, experts note that
image metadata can be easily manipulated and no official investigation has
confirmed the authenticity of this message. A less far-fetched theory is that a fire
occurred aboard MH370, which may explain why the plane diverted multiple times. Some theorize
that the shipment of lithium ion batteries may have ignited a fire and caused a fire event. Such event happened
in the past on UPS flight 6 in 2010. Shortly after takeoff, the crew reported
smoke in the cockpit and declared an emergency. The fire spread quickly,
causing a loss of control and visibility. The pilots attempted to return to Dubai, but were unable to land
safely. The investigation concluded that the 81,000 lithium ion batteries caused
the fire, raising the possibility that a similar fire could have contributed to MH370’s disappearance.
Several years later, on April 1st, 2016, the International Civil Aviation
Organization officially banned the bulk shipment of lithium ion batteries on passenger aircraft.
Sometime after the plane turned toward the Malaysian Peninsula, there were unverified reports that US military
personnel in Thailand overheard an SOS signal from MH370 in which the pilot allegedly
stated that the cabin was disintegrating and was going to attempt an emergency landing. This claim was reportedly
passed to Malaysian authorities, but was never confirmed by official investigations.
[Music] Days after the plane vanished, several
alleged sightings were reported which coincide with its flight path. British
yaching enthusiast Catherine T claimed to have seen a jumbo jet flying oddly
low, glowing bright orange with a trail of black smoke behind it heading from
north to south. Michael McKay, a worker stationed on an oil rig near Vietnam, reported seeing a
sudden glow of fire above the horizon, which immediately caught his attention.
Initially, he was unsure whether it was an aircraft or another light source. The
next day, after learning that MH370 was missing when it should have been flying across southern Vietnam toward Beijing,
he attempted unsuccessfully to contact Malaysian and Vietnamese officials.
McKay was reportedly fired from his job after speaking out about his sighting,
though no official reason was publicly confirmed. One noteworthy event that may support
the theory of a fire aboard the aircraft occurred when flight 370 reached the
southern end of Paneang Island. During this stretch, First Officer Farik Abdul
Hamid’s cell phone registered with a cell tower below, though no other data was transmitted. For this to have
occurred, flight 370 would have needed to be within range of a cell phone tower
at an altitude between 7,000 and 10,000 ft. Many experts believe the pilot may have
descended to this altitude due to a fire or sudden loss of cabin pressure as this
is standard protocol in such emergencies. To further support this theory, in March 2014, a mysterious
object washed ashore on Barra Island in the Maldes. Initially feared to be a
bomb, the Maldives’s National Defense Force investigated and determined it was not an explosive device, but an empty
fire suppression bottle from an aircraft. A fire suppression bottle is a
safety device used in aircraft to extinguish fires and critical areas such as the engines or cargo compartments.
It contains a fire extinguishing agent typically Howland 1301 or broomemine
which is released when a fire is detected. However, there was no further analysis of the object after the initial
assessment and its potential connection to Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 remains unverified.
A less speculative possibility is that flight 370 did not fly in a straight
line after its final turn toward the southern Indian Ocean. In early 2018, a
team of independent investigators proposed an alternate flight path, suggesting that an attempted land on
Christmas Island may have led to a crash site much further north than the area identified by the official
investigation. While a surface search of this region was conducted about a week after the
disappearance, the underwater phase never extended that far north. As of
now, the disappearance of Flight 370 remains a mystery. We’ll have to wait
and see if this renewed search can finally solve the mystery and bring closure to all the families of the
passengers on MH 370.