Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Mozambique Channel

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Coverage note: the NGA archive ends 2024-05 and live collection began 2026-08-17. Warnings issued in between are here only if they were still in force when collection started, so 2024–2026 are under-counted.

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Other hazards in the Mozambique Channel

Archive · 251 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 3427/122012-12-03 → 2012-12-15
    Six meter vessel, three persons on board, overdue
    Northern Mozambique Channel
  2. HYDROPAC 3355/122012-11-27 → 2012-12-08
    Aircraft, 29 persons on board, missing vicinity 11-33.80S 043-16.17E at 271100Z nov
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros Islands
  3. HYDROPAC 2816/122012-10-08 → 2012-10-22
    Vessel, 13 persons on board, overdue vicinity 12-46.5S 045-18.2E
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Mayotte Islands
  4. HYDROPAC 2747/122012-09-29 → 2012-10-06
    Distress signal received from six meter F/V in 12-06S 043-35E at 291445Z sep
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros Islands
  5. HYDROPAC 2716/122012-09-26 → 2012-09-27
    Distress signal received from M/V everton, 16 persons on board, in 20-20S 037-58E at 261014Z sep
    Mozambique Channel
  6. HYDROPAC 2595/122012-09-11 → 2012-09-22
    Persons missing from capsized M/V vicinity mayotte island (12-50.35S 045-08.18E)
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  7. HYDROPAC 2547/122012-09-06 → 2012-09-15
    Six meter M/V, blue hull, four persons on board, overdue vicinity 12-00S 043-00E
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros Islands
  8. HYDROPAC 2296/122012-08-13 → 2012-08-25
    Six meter F/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue from grande comore (11-35S 043-20E)
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros Islands
  9. HYDROPAC 2281/122012-08-12 → 2012-08-18
    Derelict vessel adrift in 13-00.76S 045-14.89E
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros Islands · Mayotte
  10. HYDROPAC 2239/122012-08-06 → 2012-08-25
    Six, six meter f/v's, white hulls, two persons on board each, overdue from grande comore (11-35S 043-20E)
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros Islands
  11. HYDROPAC 2220/122012-08-03 → 2012-08-25
    Four meter vessel kwassa kwassa, one person on board, adrift vicinity 12-40.21S 045-03.10E
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros Islands · Mayotte
  12. HYDROPAC 1872/122012-07-01 → 2012-07-28
    F/V kwassa, 25 persons on board, overdue anjouan (12-15S 044-25E) to mayotte (12-50S 045-08E)
    Northern Mozambique Channel
  13. HYDROPAC 1650/122012-06-12 → 2012-07-07
    Six meter F/V, green and white hull, two persons on board, overdue
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros Islands
  14. HYDROPAC 1603/122012-06-08 → 2012-07-14
    Six meter F/V fisher 2, blue hull, one person on board, overdue from mayotte island (12-50S 045-10E)
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Mayotte Island
  15. HYDROPAC 1424/122012-05-20 → 2012-06-09
    F/V capsized and adrift vicinity 13-28S 045-14E
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Mayotte
  16. HYDROPAC 1104/122012-04-17 → 2012-05-05
    F/V, 17 persons on board, overdue mayotte island (12-50S 045-10E)
    West Indian Ocean · Northern Mozambique Channel
  17. HYDROPAC 1072/122012-04-15 → 2012-04-16
    Mayotte to mozambique
    Northern Mozambique Channel
  18. HYDROPAC 1035/122012-04-11 → 2012-05-05
    Seven meter F/V, two persons on board, overdue vicinity anjouan island (12-15S 044-25E) on 07 apr
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  19. HYDROPAC 797/122012-03-19 → 2012-03-19
    5.5 meter vessel, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue grande comore (11-35S 043-20E) and return
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros Islands
  20. HYDROPAC 606/122012-03-01 → 2012-03-10
    M/V, white hull, three persons on board, capsized and adrift vicinity 12-12S 043-38E
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros Islands
  21. HYDROPAC 548/122012-02-26 → 2012-04-07
    7.5 meter vessel maicha, white hull, one persons on board, overdue vicinity mayotte (12-50S 045-08E)
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  22. HYDROPAC 445/122012-02-16 → 2012-03-31
    16 meter vessel ranon aina, four persons on board, overdue vicinity juan de nova island (17-03.2S 042-43.5E)
    Mozambique Channel
  23. HYDROPAC 437/122012-02-16 → 2012-03-10
    F/V, two persons on board, overdue anjouan island (12-15S 044-25E) to mayotte (12-50S 045-08E
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  24. HYDROPAC 41/122012-01-06 → 2012-02-18
    Six meter F/V, white hull, four persons on board, overdue moheli island (12-18S 043-45E) to anjouan island…
    Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  25. HYDROPAC 3050/112011-10-29 → 2011-11-05
    Vessel pelagic reports skipper requiring medical assistance in 21-36-44S 039-41-47E
    Mozambique Channel
  26. HYDROPAC 2653/112011-09-21 → 2011-09-24
    Distress signal received from M/V mekong river in 12-46S 046-16E at 210710Z sep
    Western Indian Ocean · Northern Mozambique Channel
  27. HYDROPAC 2273/112011-08-13 → 2011-08-14
    Nine meter vessel kwassa, 70 persons on board, overdue vassi harbor (12-14S 044-20E) to mayotte (12-50S…
    Western Indian Ocean · Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  28. HYDROPAC 1982/112011-07-09 → 2011-07-13
    Six meter F/V, two persons on board, overdue vicinity anjouan island (12-15S 044-25E)
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  29. HYDROPAC 1616/112011-06-01 → 2011-06-01
    38 foot M/V irene, cream hull, three persons on board, overdue madagascar (20-00S 047-00E) to durban (29-53S…
    Mozambique Channel
  30. HYDROPAC 1408/112011-05-10 → 2011-05-11
    Man overboard from S/V walkabout vicinity 16-33.4S 039-44.7E at 100400Z may
    Mozambique Channel · Mozambique
  31. HYDROPAC 990/112011-03-29 → 2011-04-30
    Distress signal received from F/V, 12 persons on board, in 12-46.80S 044-45.16E at 281200Z mar
    Northern Mozambique Channel
  32. HYDROPAC 780/112011-03-13 → 2011-03-13
    Distress signal received in 13-01.0S 042-21.0E at 130219Z mar
    Mozambique Channel
  33. HYDROPAC 548/112011-02-19 → 2011-03-12
    Man overboard from vessel east of anjouan (12-15S 044-25E) on 18 feb
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  34. HYDROPAC 2976/102010-12-29 → 2011-02-12
    29 meter F/V VEGA-5 overdue
    Mozambique Channel
  35. HYDROPAC 2916/102010-12-26 → 2010-12-26
    Seven meter F/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros Islands
  36. HYDROPAC 2912/102010-12-25 → 2011-02-12
    12 meter S/V trinita, nine persons on board, unreported vicinity nosy be (13-20S 048-15E)
    Madagascar-northwest Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 2867/102010-12-22 → 2011-02-12
    Nine meter M/V venture, three persons on board, unreported madagascar (20-00S 047-00E) to richards bay…
    Mozambique Channel
  38. HYDROPAC 2046/102010-10-03 → 2010-10-23
    Man overboard from S/V blue note in 25-53.92S 038-21.91E at 030510Z oct
    Mozambique Channel
  39. HYDROPAC 1870/102010-09-14 → 2010-09-23
    Distress signal received from seven meter F/V dhoimir saindou, white hull, one person on board, vicinity…
    Western Indian Ocean
  40. HYDROPAC 1803/102010-09-06 → 2010-10-23
    6.5 meter F/V, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue comoros island (12-08.4S 044-15.0E)
    Western Indian Ocean · Comoros
  41. HYDROPAC 1593/102010-08-06 → 2010-09-18
    Six meter vessel, two persons on board, overdue to grand comoros (11-35S 043-20E)
    Western Indian Ocean · Comoros
  42. HYDROPAC 1333/092009-07-26 → 2009-08-08
    29 meter M/V koropa, 35 persons on board, disabled and flooding in 13-36S 045-36E at 252240Z jul
  43. HYDROPAC 991/092009-05-24 → 2009-07-11
    5 meter F/V nadine, white hull, two persons on board, overdue to mayotte (12-50.0S 045-10.0E)
  44. HYDROPAC 866/092009-05-01 → 2009-06-13
    21 meter S/V zanatany zaine, white hull, three persons on board, overdue mayotte (12-50S 045-10E) to…
  45. HYDROPAC 710/092009-04-08 → 2009-04-25
    Man overboard from M/V san alesio vicinity 21-19.0S 038-53.7E at 071700Z apr
  46. HYDROPAC 700/092009-04-07 → 2009-04-08
    Man overboard from M/V san alessio vicinity 20-55S 039-15E at 071000Z apr
  47. HYDROPAC 320/092009-02-10 → 2009-03-28
    Seven meter F/V baraka, white hull, three persons on board, unreported mayotte (12-58S 045-08E) to geyser…
  48. HYDROPAC 2132/082008-10-30 → 2008-12-13
    Four F/V unreported vicinity comoros (11-39S 043-14E)
  49. HYDROPAC 2010/082008-10-15 → 2008-11-29
    3 meter F/V patrosse, white and grey hull, two persons on board, overdue mayotte (12-46.8S 045-15.2E) to…
  50. HYDROPAC 1668/082008-08-28 → 2008-10-11
    5 meter F/V espadon, white hull, two persons on board, overdue

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