Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V watussi in 25-35-40S 033-03-01E
Mozambique Channel · HYDROPAC 1553/04
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2004-11-10 14:20Z
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 CAPE TOWN 281002Z SEP 04.. Issued 2004-09-28 14:16Z. 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 parsed report position is -25.594, 33.050. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the Mozambique Channel →
- issued
- 2004-09-28 14:16Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC CAPE TOWN 281002Z SEP 04.
- issued by
- MRCC CAPE TOWN
- sea
- Mozambique Channel
- position
- -25.594, 33.050
- vessel
- M/V WATUSSI
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ FROM M/V WATUSSI IN 25-35-40S 033-03-01E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO CAPE TOWN RADIO, TELEX: 09551 1600, PHONE: 00272 1551 2617.
Reading this warning
- Distress signal received
- A rescue centre has received an alert — from a beacon, a radio call or a satellite terminal — and is asking ships to look.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
12 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 24-24.4S 035-27.9E2018-09-03
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 13 meter S/V sea saw vicinity 25-10S 033-36E2016-07-02
- 13 meter S/V quazami unreported2015-07-27
- Vessel knlaku taking on water vicinity 27-00S 033-33E at 031946Z dec2008-12-03
- S/V gabriel, two persons on board, unreported richards bay (28-47S 032-05E) to inhambane (23-47S 035-31E)2007-12-12
- 58 foot M/V trinity II, white hull, four persons on board, sustained some damage, low on fuel, limited…2007-08-16
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-28 04:56Z; 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.