On 23 January 2026, Ocean Infinity departed the search area in the Indian Ocean in its latest effort to find MH370. Since first embarking on this mission in 2018, the company has spent 151 days at sea and mapped more than 140,000 square kilometres of seafloor.

Oliver Plunkett, Ocean Infinity’s CEO, said:

“It was important for us to take advantage of every piece of information and data available and go back, but despite all that effort, we haven’t been able to find it.

The scale of the challenge both geographically and technologically is almost impossible to comprehend. We’re proud to have brought our expertise and the most advanced technology we’ve ever deployed. The combination of scientific rigour, automation techniques, robotics, and greater organisational experience meant this search was carried out with a level of precision and speed unimaginable in 2018. I hope those around the world for whom this mattered know that, even though we don’t have the outcome we wanted, a large number of people did the very best they could.

Since 2018, we’ve spent more than 150 days at sea and covered over 140,000 square kilometres of seafloor. We’re deeply grateful for the support of the families, the Malaysian Government, the Australian Government, and the many companies and individuals who dedicated time and effort because they cared and wanted to help.

If nothing else, we can say with confidence that it isn’t where we looked. That matters – it brings clarity, and it will help those continuing to study the evidence refine their thinking and shape future search strategies.

Although this phase of the search has concluded, our commitment has not. We’re continuing to work with the Malaysian Government in the hope of being able to return when circumstances allow.”