Seven meter F/V, white or clear hull, in need of assistance between anjouan (12-15-00S 044-25-00E) and…
Mozambique Channel · HYDROPAC 1670/15
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2015-06-04 14:28Z
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 211056Z MAY 15.. Issued 2015-05-21 11:26Z. 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.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Cancel HYDROPAC 1826/15, false alertlater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Mozambique Channel →
- issued
- 2015-05-21 11:26Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC REUNION 211056Z MAY 15.
- issued by
- MRCC REUNION
- sea
- Mozambique Channel
- position
- -12.547, 44.778
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL. COMOROS. DNC 02. SEVEN METER F/V, WHITE OR CLEAR HULL, IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE BETWEEN ANJOUAN (12-15-00S 044-25-00E) AND MAYOTTE (12-50-35S 045-08-18E). VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC REUNION, INMARSAT-C: 422799193, TELEX: 916140F, PHONE: 2622 6243 4343, FAX: 2622 6271 1595, E-MAIL: REUNION@MRCCFR.EU.
Reading this warning
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
11 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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.
- Ten meter tree adrift in 12-48.61S 044-56.76E2023-11-15
- Concentration fish system adrift in 12-53.32S 045-19.05E2023-04-12
- Fish aggregating device with flashing light in 13-05.61S 045-12.12E2022-08-05
- One meter bamboo adrift in vicinity 12-26S 045-27E2020-04-07
- Possible men overboard from vessel in 12-20S 044-40E at 202000Z aug2017-08-21
- Six persons overboard from seven meter vessel vicinity mayotte (12-50-35S 045-08-18E)2016-04-18
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
Worldwide in the collected sources
23 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 23:03Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
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.