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 · 570 cancelled
- HYDROPAC 3233/18 · Incidents2018-09-03 → 2018-09-03Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 24-24.4S 035-27.9E
- HYDROPAC 3122/18 · Incidents2018-08-26 → 2018-08-29Scuba diver missing from vessel
- HYDROPAC 2978/18 · Incidents2018-08-14 → 2018-08-31Six meter vessel, white hull, one person on board, overdue
- HYDROPAC 2838/18 · Incidents2018-08-05 → 2018-08-24Six meter M/V fassayakifika, white and blue hull, two persons on obard, overdue
- USGS-US1000E952 · Quakes2018-05-21 → 2018-05-2441 km e of pamandzi, mayotte
- USGS-US1000E5K1 · Quakes2018-05-15 → 2018-05-1832 km e of pamandzi, mayotte
- HYDROPAC 894/18 · Nav aids2018-03-07 → 2019-01-04Ponta zavora light 24-31.4S 035-11.8E unlit
- HYDROPAC 552/18 · Incidents2018-02-09 → 2018-02-23Two fishing vessels overdue from foumbouni (11-52S 043-30E)
- HYDROPAC 404/18 · Incidents2018-01-29 → 2018-02-06Distress signal received in 16-51.8S 039-45.7E at 292029Z jan
- HYDROPAC 369/18 · Incidents2018-01-27 → 2018-02-16Five meter F/V, black and white hull, two persons on board, unreported mayotte (12-50S 045-08E) to anjouan…
- HYDROPAC 258/18 · Incidents2018-01-19 → 2018-02-02Five meter F/V, black and white hull, two persons on board, overdue mayotte (12-50S 045-08E) to anjouan…
- HYDROPAC 110/18 · Incidents2018-01-10 → 2018-01-26Six meter F/V suiha, white and blue hull, two persons on board, overdue
- HYDROPAC 40/18 · Incidents2018-01-04 → 2018-01-20Seven meter M/V, white hull, eight persons on board, overdue anjouan island (12-12S 044-26E) to mayotte…
- HYDROPAC 4574/17 · Incidents2017-12-25 → 2018-01-1225 meter M/V babou salama, white and blue hull, 42 persons on board, overdue mahajanga (15-43S 046-19E) to…
- HYDROPAC 3973/17 · Incidents2017-11-16 → 2017-11-16Distress signal received from S/V kinda magic, four persons on board, in 17-36.9S 041-07.2E
- HYDROPAC 3785/17 · Nav aids2017-11-03 → 2018-03-08Ponta matirre light 17-16.5S 038-11.0E unlit
- HYDROPAC 3699/17 · Incidents2017-10-29 → 2017-11-17Comoros DNC 02
- HYDROPAC 3457/17 · Surveys2017-10-10 → 2018-05-28Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V oceanic endeavour towing 5.5 mile long cable in…
- HYDROPAC 3267/17 · Incidents2017-09-22 → 2017-10-06Six meter F/V mavouna, white hull, one person on board, overdue mayotte (12-50.6S 045-08.3E) to anjouan…
- HYDROPAC 2956/17 · Incidents2017-08-30 → 2017-09-15M/V davou salaam, white and blue hull, 27 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure…
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.