Mozambique Channel
IHO sea area 45A · 32° to 49° E, -27° to -10° N
- in force
- 1
- last 12 months
- 8
- archive messages
- 573
- categories
- 16
What the archive shows
573 messages are recorded since 1992-04-19 for the Mozambique Channel. The selection uses the IHO sea area; a message may describe an exercise, equipment outage or continuing operation as well as a hazard report.
Incidents accounts for 251 of 573 recorded messages (44%), the largest category group in this selection.
The NGA historical archive froze in 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. Counts around that gap are incomplete, and changes in reporting volume do not establish changes in incident frequency.
- An older warning still listed in force · issued 2026-09-23 00:00ZResearch vessel Marion Dufresne conducts oceanographic survey in Indian Ocean southwest sector offshore Mayotte 24 September to 4 October 2026, requesting vessels give 1 nautical mile wide berth.
In force now · 1
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By category · available archive
| Incidents | 251 | 44% |
| Nav aids | 98 | 17% |
| Surveys | 50 | 9% |
| Derelicts | 47 | 8% |
| Cable ops | 43 | 8% |
| Exercises | 26 | 5% |
| Other | 18 | 3% |
| Piracy | 11 | 2% |
| Wrecks | 9 | 2% |
| Containers | 4 | 1% |
| Quakes | 4 | 1% |
| Debris | 3 | 1% |
| Spills | 3 | 1% |
| Restricted | 3 | 1% |
| Volcanic | 2 | 0% |
| Structures | 1 | 0% |
Archive · 572 cancelled
- HYDROPAC 3267/17 · Incidents2017-09-22 → 2017-10-06Six meter F/V mavouna, white hull, one person on board, overdue mayotte (12-50.6S 045-08.3E) to anjouan…
- HYDROPAC 2956/17 · Incidents2017-08-30 → 2017-09-15M/V davou salaam, white and blue hull, 27 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure…
- HYDROPAC 2830/17 · Other2017-08-21 → 2017-09-08Possible men overboard from vessel in 12-20S 044-40E at 202000Z aug
- HYDROPAC 2724/17 · Wrecks2017-08-10 → 2017-10-136.8 meter depth reported in 12-48.38S 045-03.23E
- HYDROPAC 2375/17 · Incidents2017-07-09 → 2017-07-27F/V reported on fire, two liferafts adrift in 20-05.6S 038-37.2E
- HYDROPAC 2217/17 · Incidents2017-06-24 → 2017-07-14Six meter F/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue moheli (12-19S 043-43E) to anjouan (12-13S 044-22E)
- USGS-US20009PF9 · Quakes2017-06-24 → 2017-06-2732 km wnw of dondo, mozambique
- HYDROPAC 2165/17 · Incidents2017-06-20 → 2017-07-145.5 meter M/V, two persons on board, overdue pamandzi (12-47S 045-16E) and return
- HYDROPAC 1913/17 · Derelicts2017-05-31 → 2017-06-16M/V zoulfecar disabled and adrift due to engine failure, unreported moroni (11-41S 043-15E) to fomboni…
- HYDROPAC 1667/17 · Nav aids2017-05-11 → 2017-10-13Ponta matirre light 17-16.5S 038-11.0E unlit
- HYDROPAC 1573/17 · Incidents2017-05-03 → 2017-05-03Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 25-03.3S 038-28.3E at 030344Z may
- HYDROPAC 3353/16 · Nav aids2016-11-01 → 2016-12-09Ilha tambuzi light 11-22.1S 040-39.0E unlit
- HYDROPAC 3283/16 · Surveys2016-10-26 → 2016-11-26Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V western trident towing 9000 meter long cable in…
- HYDROPAC 3218/16 · Cable ops2016-10-20 → 2016-10-24Cable laying operations in progress until 23 oct by cableship maram along trackline joining 12-44.63S…
- HYDROPAC 3161/16 · Cable ops2016-10-16 → 2016-10-20Cable operations in progress until 19 oct by cableship maram along trackline joining 12-44.63S 045-13.25E,…
- HYDROPAC 2935/16 · Surveys2016-09-26 → 2016-10-26Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V western trident towing 9000 meter long cable in…
- HYDROPAC 2838/16 · Incidents2016-09-17 → 2016-10-05Two five meter vessels, white hulls, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 13-17.9S 043-55.6E
- HYDROPAC 2807/16 · Derelicts2016-09-15 → 2016-09-18Derelict three meter vessel alex ondine, green and blue hull, adrift in 13-00S 045-22E at 130700Z sep
- HYDROPAC 2776/16 · Derelicts2016-09-13 → 2016-09-15Derelict three meter vessel alex ondine, green and blue hull, adrift in 13-00S 045-22E at 130700Z sep
- HYDROPAC 2575/16 · Incidents2016-08-25 → 2016-09-11Seven meter F/V, 28 persons on board, overdue anjouan (12-13S 044-27E) to mayotte (12-49S 045-09E)
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.