Honolulu, March 14, 2016
The IPRC Ocean Drift Model has simulated the drift of the possible MH370 fragment found on December 30, 2015, by the South African teenager Liam Lotter on a beach in southern Mozambique, near the resort town of Xai Xai. The location where this third piece was found is consistent with the drift of the flaperon found on Reunion last July and the piece found end of February 2016 on Paluma Sandbank, off the northeastern tip of the Mozambique Island Benguerra. All 3 pieces appear to have drifted low in the water, consistent with an 0.8% model windage. This newly found piece lends further support to the IPRC model simulations. Model details and search suggestions.
Model results for the drift field of the flaperon found on Reunion Island in July 2015 and the fragment found on Paluma Sand Bank, Mozambique, end of February 2016 and December 30, 2015:
Click on links in table for maps and animations.
Windage Percentage |
Latest Map |
Movie as gif |
Movie as avi |
Estimated for the flaperon found on Reunion Island in July 2015 | |||
0.8% |
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Estimated for the possible airplane parts found on Mozambique end of February 2016 and December 30, 2015 | |||
0.8% |
Honolulu, March 8, 2016
The IPRC Ocean Drift Model has simulated the drift of the possible MH370 fragment found end of February 2016 on Paluma Sandbank, off the northeastern tip of the Mozambique Island Benguerra. The place where this second piece was found is consistent with the drift of the flaperon found on Reunion last July. Both pieces appear to have drifted low in the water, consistent with an 0.8% model windage. This newly found piece lends further support to the IPRC model simulations. Model details and search suggestions.
The image below shows the path and drift timeline (color dates) for the fragment found end of February 2016 on a sandbank off of Benguerra Island, Mozambique, as estimated in the IPRC Ocean Drift Model.
Honolulu, August 4, 2015 |
To view the animations of individual and combined windages see table below.
Windage Percentage |
Latest Map |
Movie as gif |
Movie as avi |
Combined |
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0% |
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1% |
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2% |
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3% |
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4% |
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5% |
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Estimated for the flaperon found on Reunion Island in July 2015 | |||
0.8% |