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 1028/15 · Derelicts2015-03-25 → 2015-03-28Derelict 15 meter F/V adrift vicinity 13-01.38S 044-47.13E
- HYDROPAC 1018/15 · Incidents2015-03-24 → 2015-04-02Six meter vessel, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue grande comore (11-35S 043-20E)
- HYDROPAC 1005/15 · Derelicts2015-03-23 → 2015-04-26Derelict 20 meter vessel partially submerged and adrift vicinity 12-49-00S 044-50-52E at 230420Z mar
- HYDROPAC 997/15 · Derelicts2015-03-22 → 2015-03-23Derelict 20 meter vessel partially submerged and adrift vicinity 12-44-45S 044-48-00E at 221420Z mar
- HYDROPAC 995/15 · Derelicts2015-03-22 → 2015-03-22Derelict 20 meter vessel partially submerged and adrift vicinity 12-00S 044-00E
- HYDROPAC 931/15 · Incidents2015-03-17 → 2015-04-02Man overboard vicinity 12-55S 047-40E on 15 mar
- HYDROPAC 555/15 · Incidents2015-02-16 → 2015-03-12Two vessels, two persons on board each, overdue anjouan (12-15-00S 044-25-00E) to mayotte (12-50-35S…
- HYDROPAC 480/15 · Incidents2015-02-10 → 2015-03-12Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-53.8S 043-51.5E at 101937Z feb
- HYDROPAC 390/15 · Incidents2015-02-03 → 2015-03-126.85 meter F/V mangajou, two persons on board, overdue from chingoni (12-48S 045-08E)
- HYDROPAC 349/15 · Incidents2015-01-30 → 2015-03-128.4 meter F/V hayrio, four persons on board, overdue vicinity 12-00S 046-00E
- HYDROPAC 259/15 · Incidents2015-01-23 → 2015-03-12Vessel pirogue, numerous persons on board, overdue mayotte island (12-50-35S 045-08-18E) to anjouan island…
- HYDROPAC 135/15 · Incidents2015-01-14 → 2015-03-12Seven meter vessel, white hull, 15 persons on board, overdue anjouan (12-15S 044-25E) to moheli (12-15S…
- HYDROPAC 69/15 · Incidents2015-01-07 → 2015-01-10Nine meter F/V nosy be, white hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 12-57S 045-30E
- HYDROPAC 3902/14 · Incidents2014-12-31 → 2015-01-10Six meter F/V, green and blue hull, two persons on board, overdue anjouan (12-15.0S 044-25.0E) to mayotte…
- HYDROPAC 3891/14 · Incidents2014-12-30 → 2015-01-04Seven meter F/V, white or clear hull, three persons on board, disabled, possibly capsized and adrift due to…
- HYDROPAC 3801/14 · Incidents2014-12-19 → 2014-12-19Seven meter F/V, white hull, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 12-29.37S…
- HYDROPAC 3462/14 · Incidents2014-11-20 → 2014-11-29Seven meter F/V, white hull, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure between anjouan…
- HYDROPAC 3061/14 · Incidents2014-10-14 → 2014-10-25Seven meter F/V vessel, white hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure vicinity…
- HYDROPAC 2991/14 · Incidents2014-10-08 → 2014-10-25Seven meter vessel, white hull, 30 persons on board, overdue anjouan (12-15.0S 044-25.0E) to mayotte…
- HYDROPAC 2971/14 · Incidents2014-10-06 → 2014-10-07Six meter vessel, white hull, overdue vicinity comoros (12-08S 044-15E)
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.