The Malaysian government has agreed in principle to resume the search for Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said

on Friday.

12月20日，马来西亚交通部长安东尼·洛克·西弗·福克表示，马来西亚政府已原则上同意继续搜寻失踪的马来西亚航空公司370航班客机残骸。

Loke told a press briefing that the cabinet has agreed in principle to accept the proposal from exploration firm Ocean Infinity to proceed with seabed search operations to locate MH370 in a new area estimated at 15,000 square kilometers in the southern Indian Ocean.

洛克在新闻发布会上说，内阁已原则上同意水下探测公司“海洋无限”的提议，将继续开展海底搜寻行动，在印度洋南部约1.5万平方公里的海底新区域寻找MH370航班。

"This endeavor will be based on the 'no find, no fee' principle. Under this principle, the Malaysian government will not be required to pay Ocean Infinity unless the wreckage of the aircraft is discovered," he said.

“此次搜寻行动将遵循‘无残骸，不收费’原则。依据这一原则，此次搜寻如未发现客机残骸，马来西亚政府将无需向“海洋无限”公司支付费用，”他说。

Loke also said the proposed new search area, identified by the firm, is credible based on the latest information and data analyses conducted by experts and researchers.

洛克还表示，该公司基于专家和研究人员开展的最新信息和数据分析而确定的新搜寻区域是可信的。

The disappearance of MH370 was a tragic incident that occurred on March 8, 2014, when the Boeing 777, en route from Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia to Beijing Capital International Airport in China, vanished from radar screens with all 239 on board.

MH370航班失踪是一起悲剧性事件。2014年3月8日，在从马来西亚吉隆坡国际机场飞往中国北京首都国际机场的途中，这架波音777飞机从雷达屏幕上消失，机上载有239人。

resume

v.（中断后）继续，重新开始