Original Title: Australia Releases the Final Search Report of Malaysia Airlines MH370, and the Australian Search Work Is Officially Ended

On October 3, after three years of search work, the Australian Transport Safety Authority released the final summary report on the search of Malaysia Airlines MH370 in Sydney. Although the report did not explain the reason for the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, it mentioned that the scope of the crashed passenger plane could be found was reduced to 25000 square kilometers.  

The report issued by the Australian Transport Safety Authority totals more than 400 pages, recording in detail the efforts made by all parties to search for the Malaysia Airlines MH370, especially the underwater search led by Australia, including how to determine the search area and the specific situation of the implementation of the search.   

The process of searching for Malaysia Airlines MH370 was the largest operation in aviation history. Later, the submarine research, ocean current research and other technologies were used to narrow the most likely location of the aircraft to 25000 square kilometers.

The search lasted 1046 days, covering 120000 square kilometers of seabed area, with a total cost of 160 million dollars. When the search operation stopped in January this year, except for three pieces of debris washed ashore along the coast of the Indian Ocean, the whereabouts of the aircraft was not found.

The release of the final search report of Malaysia Airlines MH370 means that the search work led by Australia has officially ended. However, the report also points out that the relevant investigation in Malaysia is still continuing.

Editor in charge: Zhang Yan