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 1207/23 · Other2023-04-12 → 2023-04-15Concentration fish system adrift in 12-53.32S 045-19.05E
- HYDROPAC 1125/23 · Cable ops2023-04-03 → 2023-04-10Cable operations in progress until 09 apr by cableship ile de brehat in 19-43.70S 039-36.02E
- HYDROPAC 1092/23 · Cable ops2023-03-31 → 2023-04-09Cable operations 01 thru 08 apr by cabelship ile de brehat in 19-43.07S 039-36.02E
- HYDROPAC 1006/23 · Restricted2023-03-24 → 2023-03-27Navigation prohibited in 12-40.43S 045-08.46E until 26 mar
- HYDROPAC 1004/23 · Cable ops2023-03-24 → 2023-04-16Cable operations in progress until 15 apr by cableship ile de batz along trackline joining 14-15.78S…
- HYDROPAC 1001/23 · Incidents2023-03-24 → 2023-04-07Canoe unreported
- HYDROPAC 768/23 · Cable ops2023-03-07 → 2023-03-24Cable operations in progress until 14 apr by cableship ile de batz along trackline joining 15-38.5S…
- HYDROPAC 677/23 · Structures2023-02-28 → 2026-08-14A platform has been established in the Mozambique Channel off Mozambique at 16 degrees 51.75 minutes south, 40 degrees 4.53 minutes east.
- HYDROPAC 658/23 · Incidents2023-02-27 → 2023-03-17Seven meter F/V cote east, red hull, two persons on board, unreported grande comore (11-43.0S 043-22.5E)
- HYDROPAC 649/23 · Exercises2023-02-27 → 2023-03-07Gunnery exercises 280001Z feb to 062359Z mar in area bound by 18-09.00S 042-37.00E, 18-47.00S 043-12.00E,…
- HYDROPAC 643/23 · Cable ops2023-02-25 → 2023-04-03Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de brehat in vicinity a. 25-50.54S…
- HYDROPAC 481/23 · Incidents2023-02-12 → 2023-03-03Vessel sank in vicinity of 11-59.92S 045-00.00E on 11 feb
- HYDROPAC 452/23 · Exercises2023-02-09 → 2023-02-10Gunnery exercises 101000Z to 101600Z feb in area bound by 12-33.00S 045-11.00E, 13-04.00S 045-15.00E,…
- HYDROPAC 363/23 · Exercises2023-02-01 → 2023-02-03Gunnery exercises 030500Z to 030900Z feb in area bound by 12-33.00S 045-11.00E, 13-04.00S 045-15.00E,…
- HYDROPAC 259/23 · Derelicts2023-01-23 → 2023-01-26Derelict six meter vessel adrift in vicinity 12-41.67S 045-15.99E
- HYDROPAC 234/23 · Derelicts2023-01-20 → 2023-01-23Derelict six meter vessel adrift in vicinity 12-41.67S 045-15.99E
- HYDROPAC 217/23 · Exercises2023-01-18 → 2023-01-20Gunnery exercises 200500Z to 201400Z jan in area bound by 12-33.00S 045-11.00E, 12-35.00S 044-53.00E,…
- HYDROPAC 72/23 · Derelicts2023-01-06 → 2023-01-09Derelict seven meter vessel adrift in 13-05.49S 045-23.77E at 051017Z jan
- HYDROPAC 3658/22 · Incidents2022-12-22 → 2023-01-13Nine meter M/V starway, white and brown hull, four persons on board, overdue ngazidja island (11-56.24S…
- HYDROPAC 3477/22 · Exercises2022-12-06 → 2022-12-08Gunnery exercises 080600Z to 080900Z dec in area bound by 12-33.00S 045-11.00E, 13-40.00S 045-15.00E,…
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.