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% |
| Restricted | 3 | 1% |
| Debris | 3 | 1% |
| Spills | 3 | 1% |
| Volcanic | 2 | 0% |
| Structures | 1 | 0% |
Archive · 572 cancelled
- HYDROPAC 3799/15 · Incidents2015-11-19 → 2015-11-28Seven meter vessel overdue anjouan (12-13S 044-26E) to mayotte (12-49S 045-09E)
- HYDROPAC 3762/15 · Incidents2015-11-16 → 2015-11-22Six meter M/V, white and red hull, three persons on board, overdue to mayotte (12-50-35S 045-08-18E)
- HYDROPAC 3266/15 · Nav aids2015-10-02 → 2015-10-29Cabo delgado light 10-41.4S 040-38.2E unlit
- HYDROPAC 3223/15 · Incidents2015-09-28 → 2015-10-18Seven meter vessel, white and blue hull, capsized
- HYDROPAC 3217/15 · Incidents2015-09-28 → 2015-09-28Seven meter vessel, white and blue hull, 24 persons on board, capsized
- HYDROPAC 3161/15 · Incidents2015-09-23 → 2015-10-04Man overboard between mayotte (12-50S 045-08E) and anjouan (12-15S 044-25E)
- HYDROPAC 2985/15 · Incidents2015-09-10 → 2015-09-13Six meter F/V, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue from moroni (11-42S 043-16E)
- HYDROPAC 2336/15 · Derelicts2015-07-16 → 2015-07-25M/V sirene 2 disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 14-30.27S 045-18.14E at 160815Z jul
- HYDROPAC 1949/15 · Incidents2015-06-15 → 2015-07-2543 meter vessel simacom, 50 pob, disabled and adrift vicinity 12-52.06S 044-50.39E
- HYDROPAC 1939/15 · Incidents2015-06-15 → 2015-06-15Distress signal received from 25 meter M/V simacon 1, five persons on board, vicinity 12-57S 044-48E at…
- HYDROPAC 1828/15 · Incidents2015-06-04 → 2015-06-18Seven meter F/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue anjouan (12-15-00S 044-25-00E) to mayotte…
- HYDROPAC 1670/15 · Other2015-05-21 → 2015-06-04Seven meter F/V, white or clear hull, in need of assistance between anjouan (12-15-00S 044-25-00E) and…
- HYDROPAC 1571/15 · Nav aids2015-05-12 → 2017-01-28Ilha de mafamede light 16-21.3S 040-01.8E unlit
- HYDROPAC 1568/15 · Nav aids2015-05-12 → 2015-06-24Ponta zavora light 24-31.5S 035-11.9E unlit
- HYDROPAC 1553/15 · Incidents2015-05-10 → 2015-05-1140 meter M/V sika, green and white hull, 59 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 12-49S 044-40E at…
- HYDROPAC 1552/15 · Incidents2015-05-10 → 2015-05-1140 meter M/V sika, green and white hull, 59 persons on board, overdue mahajanga (15-43S 046-19E) to…
- HYDROPAC 1487/15 · Derelicts2015-05-04 → 2015-05-07Derelict vessel, grey and green hull, adrift in 12-33.5S 045-03.3E
- HYDROPAC 1378/15 · Cable ops2015-04-25 → 2015-05-09Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V geo celtic towing 12 five mile long cables in area…
- HYDROPAC 1363/15 · Incidents2015-04-23 → 2015-05-02Man overboard from M/V polonia vicinity 17-46.7S 040-50.3E at 221900Z apr
- HYDROPAC 1121/15 · Incidents2015-04-01 → 2015-04-26Six meter vessel, white and blue hull, two persons on board, overdue mayotte island (12-44S 045-08E) and…
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.