Timeline of the search for MH370 – a visual guide

Since the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in 2014, countless hours have been spent scouring vast swathes of the Indian Ocean to locate the wreckage, using search aircraft and surface vessels equipped with the latest technology. The three official investigations launched by Malaysia and Australia, piecing together evidence from as far away as Mozambique, have so far failed to prove conclusively what happened to the missing flight. Below is a timeline of the search, from the moments of hope when pieces of debris were discovered, to the devastation after the search was called off with no further sign of…