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 2970/14 · Incidents2014-10-06 → 2014-10-08Six meter F/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue from moroni (11-49.94S 043-15.36E)
- HYDROPAC 2943/14 · Incidents2014-10-03 → 2014-10-04Seven meter F/V, white hull, overdue from comoros (12-16S 044-10E)
- HYDROPAC 2711/14 · Incidents2014-09-14 → 2014-09-20Six meter F/V, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure between anjouan (12-15-00S…
- HYDROPAC 2560/14 · Incidents2014-09-01 → 2014-09-07Seven meter S/V anzilati, two persons on board, overdue mayotte (12-51S 045-08E) to iris fishing bank
- HYDROPAC 2400/14 · Other2014-08-15 → 2014-08-18Container with hazardous materials adrift in 24-04.49S 035-48.45E
- HYDROPAC 1987/14 · Incidents2014-07-06 → 2014-07-14Seven meter F/V babe peche, white hull, seven persons on board, overdue from nosy be (13-20S 048-15E)
- HYDROPAC 1894/14 · Incidents2014-06-29 → 2014-07-14Two six meter f/v's, two persons on board each, overdue from moroni (11-42.3S 043-14.9E)
- HYDROPAC 1846/14 · Incidents2014-06-25 → 2014-06-25Vessel, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure between anjouan (12-15S 044-25E) and…
- HYDROPAC 1802/14 · Incidents2014-06-22 → 2014-06-28Seven meter F/V mahaba, blue and white hull, two persons on board, overdue vicinity 12-00S 044-00E
- HYDROPAC 1665/14 · Cable ops2014-06-10 → 2014-09-18Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V pacific falcon towing 11000 meter long cable in area…
- HYDROPAC 1664/14 · Incidents2014-06-10 → 2014-06-21Seven meter vessel, ten persons on board, overdue anjouan (12-15S 044-25E) to mayotte (12-51S 045-08E)
- HYDROPAC 1637/14 · Incidents2014-06-08 → 2014-06-14Seven meter vessel oulaya, white hull, two persons on board, overdue vicinity mayotte (12-51S 045-08E) and…
- HYDROPAC 1550/14 · Incidents2014-05-30 → 2014-07-1427 meter vessel ville de fomboni, red and white hull, 25 persons on board, overdue mahajanga (15-43S…
- HYDROPAC 1548/14 · Incidents2014-05-30 → 2014-05-3027 meter vessel ville de fomboni, red and white hull, 25 persons on board, overdue grande comore (11-35S…
- HYDROPAC 1523/14 · Nav aids2014-05-28 → 2014-06-13Mozambique Channel
- HYDROPAC 1405/14 · Incidents2014-05-15 → 2014-05-24Vessel, white hull, three persons on board, overdue from mayotte (12-50S 045-08E)
- HYDROPAC 1335/14 · Incidents2014-05-08 → 2014-05-24Seven meter F/V, white hull, 12 persons on board, overdue anjouan (12-15S 044-25E) to mayotte (12-50S 045-08E)
- HYDROPAC 919/14 · Incidents2014-04-02 → 2014-04-12Seven meter F/V, black hull, one person on board, overdue vicinity 13-15S 045-00E on 28 mar
- HYDROPAC 902/14 · Incidents2014-03-31 → 2014-04-02Seven meter F/V, black hull, one person on board, overdue vicinity 12-00S 045-00E on 28 mar
- HYDROPAC 779/14 · Incidents2014-03-19 → 2014-03-29Madagascar to comoros
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.