Incidents · man_overboard

Man overboard, two persons, vicinity of trackline between 12-49.41S 045-22.40E and 12-23.50S 046-40.71E

Mozambique Channel · HYDROPAC 1166/13

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2013-05-04 10:31Z

This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.

Source and dates
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · MRCC REUNION 260102Z APR 13.. Issued 2013-04-26 01:36Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered
Mozambique Channel. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Mozambique Channel →

issued
2013-04-26 01:36Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MRCC REUNION 260102Z APR 13.
issued by
MRCC REUNION
sea
Mozambique Channel
position
-12.608, 46.026
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL.
MAN OVERBOARD, TWO PERSONS, VICINITY OF TRACKLINE BETWEEN
12-49.41S 045-22.40E AND 12-23.50S 046-40.71E.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT,
ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC REUNION,
INMARSAT-C: 422799193, TELEX: 916140F,
PHONE: 26 226 243 4343, FAX: 26 226 271 1595,
E-MAIL: REUNION@MRCCFR.EU.

Reading this warning

Man overboard
Someone has gone into the water from a vessel; ships in the area are asked to look for them.
Track line joining
Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
Position (degrees and minutes)
How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
Keep a sharp lookout
A request to every ship in the area to watch for the vessel, people or object described.
Assist if possible
The second half of the standard rescue request: ships able to help are asked to do so.
MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.
Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET
The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.

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Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)

204 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 02:05Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

Search-and-rescue broadcasts, published only once a case has been closed for 30 days: groundings, sinkings, capsizes, fires, man overboard, overdue vessels. Nothing here is live. All current distress & casualty cases (archived) →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.