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January 2026 search phase ends: what the source record says

A dated entry in the MH370 record.

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The latest documented contractual phase ended on 23 January 2026. Malaysia’s 8 March update records about 7,571 km² surveyed across the operational periods under the 2025 agreement, without locating the wreckage.

Ocean Infinity’s separate statement reports more than 140,000 km² mapped cumulatively since 2018. These figures describe different scopes and must not be substituted for one another.

Correction, 17 October 2026: the earlier entry incorrectly attributed the cumulative figure to the 2025–26 campaign alone. This entry now distinguishes the reporting periods and measures.

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Sources & further reading

  1. Malaysia MOT · 8 March 2026 update ↗

    Primary government record of the 2025–26 operation.

  2. Ocean Infinity · 8 March 2026 statement ↗

    Operator’s cumulative mapping account.

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