The search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will restart on 30 December, over 10 years after the plane disappeared with 239 people onboard. Ocean Infinity, a UK and US marine robotics company, will lead this new effort. Earlier this year, they began searching but stopped in April due to bad weather. The Malaysian transport ministry has announced the seabed search will take place intermittently over 55 days from 30 December. Ocean Infinity signed a “no find, no fee” contract. They will search a fresh 5,800-square-mile (15,000-square-kilometer) area in the ocean. The company will receive $70 million only if they find wreckage. Ocean Infinity has not commented on this new search. Flight MH370 vanished on 8 March 2014 while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. It carried 239 people: 12 Malaysian crew and 227 passengers, mostly Chinese. Other passengers included Malaysians, Australians, Indonesians, Indians, and citizens from several other countries. This disappearance caused one of the world's largest underwater searches. Australia led the operation with Malaysia and China. They covered over 46,330 square miles of the southern Indian Ocean seabed. The search ended in January 2017 without success. An Australian report called the lack of closure for families a “great tragedy”. In 2018, Ocean Infinity tried another three-month search but found nothing. Over the years, some plane debris has appeared along African and Indian Ocean shores. This helped narrow down the search area by studying ocean currents. The exact location of the new search has not been shared but is described as “a targeted area” with the highest chance of finding the plane. A 2018 official Malaysian report said the plane appeared to be manually turned midair, and “unlawful interference by a third party” could not be ruled out. It ruled out pilot suicide and mechanical failure theories. Families of those onboard have long sought answers to prevent future tragedies. Danica Weeks, whose husband Paul was a passenger, said, “I truly hope this next phase gives us the clarity and peace we’ve been so desperately longing for, for us and our loved ones, since March 8th 2014.”