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.
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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 1083/21 · Exercises2021-04-09 → 2021-04-15Gunnery exercises 0730Z to 1030Z daily 12 thru 15 apr in area bound by 12-45S 044-50E, 12-45S 044-56E,…
- HYDROPAC 1057/21 · Surveys2021-04-07 → 2021-04-14Survey operations 09 thru 13 apr by M/V pourquoi pas in area bound by 12-24S 045-10E, 12-24S 046-19E, 13-23S…
- HYDROPAC 1044/21 · Exercises2021-04-06 → 2021-04-07Gunnery exercises 070600Z to 070800Z apr in area bound by 12-45S 044-50E, 12-45S 044-56E, 12-50S 044-56E,…
- HYDROPAC 1008/21 · Exercises2021-04-02 → 2021-04-06Gunnery exercises 061200Z to 061400Z apr in area bound by 12-45S 044-50E, 12-45S 044-56E, 12-50S 044-56E,…
- HYDROPAC 985/21 · Derelicts2021-03-31 → 2021-04-03Derelict six meter vessel, blue, white and pink hull, adrift in vicinity 12-36-36S 045-18-13E
- HYDROPAC 582/21 · Surveys2021-02-19 → 2021-03-29Survey operations by M/V pourquoi pas 17 feb thru 28 mar in area bound by 15-21S 042-31E, 16-51S 043-24E,…
- HYDROPAC 544/21 · Surveys2021-02-16 → 2021-02-19Survey operations by M/V pourquoi pas 17 feb thru 28 mar in area bound by 15-36S 042-53E, 16-55S 043-41E,…
- HYDROPAC 349/21 · Nav aids2021-01-27 → 2021-05-26Cabo bazaruto light 21-32-03S 035-29-10E unlit
- HYDROPAC 190/21 · Surveys2021-01-15 → 2021-02-07Survey operations 17 jan thru 06 feb by M/V pourquoi pas in area bound by 12-24S 045-10E, 12-24S 046-19E,…
- HYDROPAC 3879/20 · Other2020-12-30 → 2021-01-01Drilling structure under construction in area bound by 11-10.63S 041-07.61E, 11-10.84S 041-09.24E, 11-11.15S…
- HYDROPAC 3778/20 · Surveys2020-12-21 → 2021-01-15Survey operations 23 dec thru 12 feb 21 by M/V pourquoi pas in area bound by 12-05.25S 046-03.08E, 12-05.25S…
- HYDROPAC 3753/20 · Derelicts2020-12-19 → 2020-12-22Derelict F/V galader adrift in 17-46.3S 041-37.5E
- HYDROPAC 3556/20 · Incidents2020-12-01 → 2020-12-04Seven meter vessel capsized and adrift in 12-28.0S 044-41.4E
- HYDROPAC 3539/20 · Surveys2020-11-30 → 2020-12-21Underwater survey operations 01 thru 20 dec by M/V fugro gauss along trackline joining 13-55.75S 043-52.63E,…
- HYDROPAC 3244/20 · Piracy2020-11-04 → 2020-11-11M/V attacked in 14-22.9S 040-42.1E at 022330Z nov
- HYDROPAC 3119/20 · Incidents2020-10-24 → 2020-11-13Vessel, four persons on board, overdue
- HYDROPAC 3083/20 · Surveys2020-10-22 → 2020-10-22Survey operations 221000Z to 221700Z oct by M/V marion dufresne in area within two miles of 12-17.3S 046-02.1E
- HYDROPAC 2993/20 · Wrecks2020-10-14 → 2021-04-19Dangerous wreck in 18-04.95S 036-59.53E
- HYDROPAC 2992/20 · Nav aids2020-10-14 → 2022-03-18Porto do chinde, farol inharmiara light 18-31.3S 036-31.5E unlit
- HYDROPAC 2899/20 · Surveys2020-10-06 → 2020-10-22Survey operations in progress until 22 oct by M/V marion dufresne in area bound by 12-24.0S 045-10.0E,…
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.