Lake Kariba Incident Drift & Search Sector Workbench

Scenario Preset

Incident Baseline (LKP)

Datum Lat / Lng -16.7850° S, 28.4850° E

Basin Sector Sanyati Basin

Vessel Profile

Meteo & Vector Forces

Wind Velocity (Sustained) 24 kts

Wind Direction (Blows From) 135° (SE)

Surface Reservoir Current 0.60 kts @ 290°

Elapsed Drift Duration 14.0 hrs

Search Pattern Config

Pattern Geometry

SAR Craft Speed / Sweep 12 kts / 0.8 nm

LAKE KARIBA BATHYMETRIC DRIFT GRID

Zambezi Reservoir SAR Ops • 200 Monte Carlo Trajectories

Calculated Drift Telemetry

Datum Coordinates (Est. Center) -16.7320° S, 28.3980° E Net Drift: 5.82 NM (302° True)

Primary Search Box (P95)

Containment (P95): 95.4%

Tactical Clearance Time 3.4 hrs Pattern: Expanding Square Sector Delta

Active Map Legend

Incident LKP (Last Known Pos)

200 Lagrangian Particles

Estimated Datum Center

95% Search Containment Box

Submerged Tree Hazard Zone

SAR Operational Dispatch Log