covered by first JACC-led seabed search (2014–2017)
VERIFIED DEBRIS PIECES
27+
confirmed MH370 fragments found on Indian Ocean shorelines
ABOARD FLIGHT 9M-MRO
239
passengers and crew who vanished March 8, 2014
SEARCH CONTRACTS
3
major deep-sea search campaigns since 2014
SEARCH PHASES — MARCH 2014 TO PRESENT
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Phase 4 (ongoing)
Initial Air & Surface Search
2014-03-08 → 2014-04-28
Multi-nation (26 countries)
Largest multinational aviation search in history. Focus on South China Sea then redirected to southern Indian Ocean after Inmarsat satellite analysis.
No aircraft located.
JACC-Led Seabed Search
2014-10-01 → 2017-01-17
Joint Agency Coordination Centre (Australia-led) · 120,000 km²
Systematic deep-sea sonar mapping of priority zone along 7th arc in southern Indian Ocean. Deepest areas exceeded 6,000 m.
No main wreckage found. Search formally suspended January 2017.
Ocean Infinity Search (No Find, No Fee)
2018-01-22 → 2018-06-09
Ocean Infinity · 112,000 km²
U.S.-based firm deployed fleet of autonomous underwater vehicles under 'no find, no fee' commercial contract with Malaysia.
No main wreckage found. Search concluded June 2018.
Ocean Infinity Renewed Search Campaign
2025-02-01 → 2026-01-23
Ocean Infinity
Renewed contract with Malaysian government signed March 2025 under no-find, no-fee arrangement. Targeting new priority zones informed by refined drift modeling. Included a resumed 55-day phase from December 2025.
No main wreckage found. Search concluded January 2026.
ESTIMATED SEARCH COSTS (USD)
Initial multinational search (2014)
$44M
JACC seabed search (2014–2017)
$150M
Ocean Infinity 2018 campaign
$50M
Ocean Infinity renewed 2024–2025 campaign: cost not publicly disclosed