Vessel pirogue, numerous persons on board, overdue mayotte island (12-50-35S 045-08-18E) to anjouan island…
Mozambique Channel · HYDROPAC 259/15
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2015-03-12 16:31Z
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 230742Z JAN 15.. Issued 2015-01-23 09:35Z. 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 -12.547, 44.778. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Cancel HYDROPAC 246/14, 1209/14, 1561/14, 2905/14, 2906/14, 2907/14, 3631/14, 3769/14, 3808/14, 3823/14,…later cancellation notice
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROPAC 2560/142014-09-01 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2711/142014-09-14 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2991/142014-10-08 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3061/142014-10-14 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3462/142014-11-20 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3801/142014-12-19 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Mozambique Channel →
- issued
- 2015-01-23 09:35Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC REUNION 230742Z JAN 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. VESSEL PIROGUE, NUMEROUS PERSONS ON BOARD, OVERDUE MAYOTTE ISLAND (12-50-35S 045-08-18E) TO ANJOUAN ISLAND (12-15-00S 044-25-00E). 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.
- Persons on board (POB)
- The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
- Overdue vessel
- A vessel has not arrived when expected and has not been heard from; ships are asked to look out for it.
- 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 · distress & casualty cases (archived)
205 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.
- Six meter F/V mariziki 1, white and brown hull, two persons onboard, overdue2024-01-21
- S/V, three persons on board, overdue nosy be island (13-17.50S 048-07.50E) to mayotte island (12-49.00S…2023-10-02
- Six meter F/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue moroni harbor (11-42.00S 043-14.54E) and return2023-07-27
- F/V ND517, two persons on board, overdue anjouan island to mayotte2023-06-11
- Six meter F/V, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue from hantsindzi (11-26.00S 043-24.00E)2023-06-06
- F/V, yellow and blue hull, two persons on board, overdue grand comoros island (11-55.00S 043-30.00E) to…2023-05-29
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
0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 02:00Z; 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.