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
Longest in force
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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 1186/05 · Nav aids2005-07-26 → 2005-10-05Ponta matirre light 17-16.6S 038-11.0E unlit
- HYDROPAC 731/05 · Other2005-05-03 → 2005-05-08Fish aggregating devices marked by orange buoys in: a. 12-49.27S 045-36.03E
- HYDROPAC 611/05 · Nav aids2005-04-12 → 2005-04-26Pamanzi range, rear light 12-47.1S 045-17.0E unlit
- HYDROPAC 610/05 · Nav aids2005-04-12 → 2008-02-03Cape douamougno light 12-39.0S 045-06.1E unlit
- HYDROPAC 343/05 · Incidents2005-02-24 → 2005-02-24Distress signal received from M/V mouhadani in 12-33S 045-58E at 241138Z feb
- HYDROPAC 262/05 · Nav aids2005-02-11 → 2005-02-25Punta matirre light 17-16.5S 038-11.2E unlit
- HYDROPAC 176/05 · Incidents2005-01-28 → 2005-03-16Seven meter F/V majani said, white hull, three persons on board, overdue in vicinity of 12-30S 046-15E
- HYDROPAC 175/05 · Incidents2005-01-28 → 2005-03-16Seven meter F/V dadigouni, blue, white and red hull, three persons on board, overdue in vicinity of 12-30S…
- HYDROPAC 174/05 · Incidents2005-01-28 → 2005-03-16Five meter F/V m bola izirapidi, white hull, two persons on board, overdue
- HYDROPAC 1830/04 · Nav aids2004-11-27 → 2004-12-03Ile europa light 22-19.1S 040-20.4E unlit
- HYDROPAC 1794/04 · Nav aids2004-11-15 → 2004-11-27Ile europa light 22-19.1S 040-20.4E unlit
- HYDROPAC 1765/04 · Nav aids2004-11-09 → 2005-03-02Inhaca lighthouse 25-58.5S 032-59.3E unlit
- HYDROPAC 1553/04 · Incidents2004-09-28 → 2004-11-10Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V watussi in 25-35-40S 033-03-01E
- HYDROPAC 1376/04 · Wrecks2004-08-25 → 2004-08-28Dangerous wreck in 12-21.0S 046-25.4E
- HYDROPAC 1166/04 · Incidents2004-07-15 → 2004-07-16Man overboard vicinity of trackline between 26-10S 033-57E and 27-07S 033-14E
- HYDROPAC 1095/04 · Nav aids2004-07-01 → 2004-07-30Cabo da inchaca light 25-58.6S 032-59.3E unlit
- HYDROPAC 1049/04 · Nav aids2004-06-25 → 2004-11-15Europa island light 22-19.1S 040-20.4E unreliable
- HYDROPAC 906/04 · Nav aids2004-05-26 → 2004-06-16Ponta da barra light 23-47.5S 035-32.3E unlit
- HYDROPAC 874/04 · Derelicts2004-05-21 → 2004-05-28Derelict M/V lct chungi on fire and adrift vicinity 11-17S 042-53E
- HYDROPAC 802/04 · Nav aids2004-05-04 → 2004-05-25Ile m'songoma rear range light 12-41.9S 045-07.6E unlit
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.