MAJOR UPDATE: Could there be a new search for missing flight MH370? | 60 Minutes Australia

a glimmer of hope tonight for the families of the 239 passengers and crew who were on board malaysian airlines flight mh370 when it disappeared eight years ago it seems authorities are taking great interest in the work of richard godfrey last month we reported how the retired aerospace engineer thinks he's pinpointed the precise location where the jet crashed in the southern indian ocean now assisted by godfrey's research pioneering underwater specialist ocean infinity has committed to a new search which could begin as early as next year so richard you believe you know exactly where mh370 is that's correct yes when richard godfrey made such a bold claim many were skeptical but the retired aerospace engineer is adamant using radio signal technology he believes he's located malaysian airlines flight mh370s exact whereabouts in the depths of the southern indian ocean and he hopes it'll solve one of aviation's greatest mysteries it will only take one more search and we will find it now that search is closer to becoming a reality while experts around the world are working to verify richard's findings some have seen enough and believe the 300 square kilometers he's identified as the plane's final resting place is as good a spot as any to start a new search i can tell you from our perspective it is a almost daily conversation of when we'll be able to get back to it oliver plunkett is the ceo of marine search company ocean infinity finally he had some good news for the bereaved families it is our hope and desire to be back carrying on the search at some point in certainly the first half of 2023. and this time he wants to go back out there to find the plane using brand new state-of-the-art ships these ships are different they're probably the most modern cutting-edge ships in the entire world and one of the things we're dealing with is the regulatory framework for a ship that can be driven with no person on board [Music] i feel as though we've got our best chance yet at finding mh370 i know the families are overjoyed as the former head of the australian transport safety bureau's search for mh 370 peter foley has spent much of the past eight years thinking about the doomed plane peter this is the area that richard godfrey's identified around here uh yes he believes the initial searchers were called off prematurely but that's the thing though 230 000 square kilometers has already been searched and mh370 still wasn't found what would make this search different well in theory it could be done in um a single pass in 100 days if you're searching a thousand square kilometers a day but um of course you've got to go back and make sure you haven't missed it and that takes time by continuing the search we get closer and closer to getting a result and we need to be successful this time we can't fail again we must continue and find that aircraft ocean infiniti's last search for mh370 ended without success in 2018 but this time they're hoping the 30 million dollars it'll likely cost will be worth it and you think just one more search of this area will find the plan it's highly prospective one hurdle still to overcome is getting the permission of the malaysian government as the owners of the aircraft they're the only ones who can approve the plane's retrieval do you think the malaysians will come to the party here i hope so the more pressure that's applied to the malaysian government by families more likely they are to say yes there's no risk to the malaysian government in this same need they need to agree and to do so expeditiously they need to get behind ocean infinity on this what role does australia play in any new search i think it would be great if the australian government got on the front foot and looked at the operation and made sure that it was going to meet our standards and when the aircraft debris field is found there's an expectation that a recovery operation will be mobilized and launched pretty quickly and the plans have been in place now since 2015. would you come out of retirement for a new search of course i would i would be delighted to help in any way that i can if i'm asked to do so of course i would um i made a promise and i planned to make good on that promise what would you do anything that i was asked to do happy to cook for the families of the 239 passengers and crew on board mh370 this is a glimmer of hope after so much silence just maybe finally the secrets buried deep in the southern indian ocean will be revealed this may well be our last chance so we have to get it right this is the closest we've come yes i would be extraordinarily happy to see mh370 finally found it would mean that 239 families would finally have answers and i think everyone involved in the search is motivated by by that answers for the families bring those people home hello i'm sarah arbo thanks for watching 60 minutes australia subscribe to our channel now for brand new stories and exclusive clips every week and don't miss 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Length: 6min 2sec (362 seconds)

Published: Sun Mar 20 2022