MH370 vanished a decade ago and search efforts stopped several years later. A U.S. company wants to try again.

Melbourne — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Monday he would be "happy to reopen" the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 if "compelling" evidence emerged, opening the door to a renewed hunt a decade after the plane disappeared.

"If there is compelling evidence that it needs to be reopened, we will certainly be happy to reopen it," he said when asked about the matter during a visit to Melbourne.

His comments came as the families marked 10 years since the plane vanished in the Indian Ocean with 239 people aboard.