Researcher claims MH370 wreckage located near Perth, Australia

A former researcher has claimed he has found the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Vincent Lyne, who used to work at the Australian Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, analyzed ocean data to pinpoint the location. He believes the debris lies in the Diamantina Fracture Zone, which is about 1,900 kilometers west of Perth, Australia. Lyne based his conclusions on the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) data. He found a bathymetric anomaly in that area, saying it matches the size and shape of the missing aircraft. He has shared his findings with the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), but the agency has not yet commented on his research. Some experts are doubtful of his methods and argue that GEBCO data is not precise enough to locate wreckage. MH370 disappeared on March 8, 2014, while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board. Despite extensive searches, no wreckage has been found. Ocean Infinity, a private company, stopped searching in 2018 after failing to locate any debris. The Malaysian government has recently announced a new search effort. Transport Minister Loke Siew Fook stated that Ocean Infinity will lead this operation. The new search will cover 15,000 square kilometers in the southern Indian Ocean. If successful, Ocean Infinity could receive a payout of $70 million. Previous searches, including one that spanned 120,000 square kilometers, did not find any definitive answers.