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 725/22 · Incidents2022-03-19 → 2022-03-2165 foot yacht lorrigray II, white and red hull, three persons on board, sinking in 20-48.2S 042-33.3E
- HYDROPAC 304/22 · Nav aids2022-02-03 → 2022-04-21Ponta matirre light 17-16.5S 038-11.0E unlit
- HYDROPAC 279/22 · Nav aids2022-02-03 → 2022-02-03Ponta matirre light 17-16.5S 038-11.0E unlit
- HYDROPAC 74/22 · Incidents2022-01-08 → 2022-01-28Six meter vessel, blue and white hull, two persons on board, overdue in vicinity 12-35S 045-07E on 07 jan
- HYDROPAC 3527/21 · Exercises2021-12-06 → 2021-12-11Gunnery exercises 0600Z to 1400Z daily 08 thru 11 dec 21
- HYDROPAC 3477/21 · Derelicts2021-12-02 → 2021-12-05Derelict vessel adrift in 12-29.63S 044-41.36E 2. cancel this msg 051832Z dec 21
- HYDROPAC 3476/21 · Derelicts2021-12-02 → 2021-12-05Derelict vessel adrift in 12-30.7S 044-42.08E
- HYDROPAC 3437/21 · Exercises2021-11-29 → 2021-12-03Gunnery exercises 0600Z to 1000Z daily 30 nov thru 03 dec 21
- HYDROPAC 3166/21 · Incidents2021-11-05 → 2021-11-08Derelict vessel reported capsized and adrift in vicinity 12-46.56S 044-49.57E at 042111Z nov
- HYDROPAC 2706/21 · Surveys2021-09-23 → 2021-10-02Survey operations in progress until 01 oct by r/v marion dufresne in area bound by 12-24.0S 045-10.0E,…
- HYDROPAC 2237/21 · Nav aids2021-08-05 → 2022-02-03Ponta matirre light 17-16.5S 038-11.0E unlit
- HYDROPAC 1933/21 · Surveys2021-07-01 → 2021-07-23Survey operations 02 thru 22 jul by M/V marion in area bound by 12-15S 044-40E, 13-20S 044-40E, 13-20S…
- HYDROPAC 1764/21 · Incidents2021-06-15 → 2021-06-21Six meter F/V kartala, red hull, two persons on board, overdue moroni (11-41S 043-14E) to chindini (11-55S…
- HYDROPAC 1634/21 · Containers2021-06-02 → 2021-06-05Container adrift in vicinity 12-37.14S 044-40.07E
- HYDROPAC 1583/21 · Nav aids2021-05-27 → 2022-02-03Cabo bazaruto light 21-32-03S 035-29-10E unlit
- HYDROPAC 1559/21 · Surveys2021-05-25 → 2021-06-05Survey operations in progress until 04 jun by M/V pourquoi pas in area bound by 12-24S 045-10E, 12-24S…
- HYDROPAC 1258/21 · Nav aids2021-04-26 → 2021-05-05Ile juan de nova light 17-03.0S 042-42.6E unlit
- HYDROPAC 1196/21 · Exercises2021-04-19 → 2021-04-24Gunnery exercises 0630Z to 1400Z daily 21 thru 24 apr in area bound by 12-45S 044-50E, 12-45S 044-56E,…
- HYDROPAC 1192/21 · Surveys2021-04-19 → 2021-05-25Survey operations in progress until 26 may by M/V pourquoi pas in area bound by 12-24S 045-10E, 12-24S…
- HYDROPAC 1191/21 · Other2021-04-19 → 2022-02-03Drilling structure under construction in area bound by 11-10.63S 041-07.61E, 11-10.84S 041-09.24E, 11-11.15S…
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.