New search begins for missing MH370 plane

The search for the plane of the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has begun in the Indian Ocean, in what is likely the final attempt to find the aircraft that disappeared 11 years ago.

- Eileen Ng

US- and UK-based private marine exploration company Ocean Infinity's deep-water support vessel Armada 7806 arrived at the new search zone about 1,500km off the coast of Perth over the weekend, Australian and British media reported on Feb 25.

British newspaper The Telegraph reported that autonomous underwater vehicles were deployed from the ship within hours of its arrival at the site and have started doing detailed scans of the ocean floor.

The Armada will be searching in an area spanning 15,000 sq km for six weeks, where it will "pay extra attention to four hot spots", where some researchers have suggested the remains of the Boeing 777 aircraft may be located, Australia's 9News reported.