29 meter F/V VEGA-5 overdue
Mozambique Channel · HYDROPAC 2976/10
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2011-02-12 10:16Z
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) · CAPE TOWN RADIO 291837Z DEC 10.. Issued 2010-12-29 19:45Z. 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 -21.922, 35.877. 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
- 2010-12-29 19:45Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- CAPE TOWN RADIO 291837Z DEC 10.
- issued by
- CAPE TOWN RADIO
- sea
- Mozambique Channel
- position
- -21.922, 35.877
- vessel
- F/V VEGA-5
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL. 29 METER F/V VEGA-5 OVERDUE. LAST KNOWN POSITION 21-55.3S 035-52.6E ON 27 DEC. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC CAPE TOWN OR CAPE TOWN RADIO, TELEX: 095511600, PHONE: 002 721 551 0747, E-MAIL: MARITIMERADIO@IXMAIL.CO.ZA.
Reading this warning
- Overdue vessel
- A vessel has not arrived when expected and has not been heard from; ships are asked to look out for it.
- Last known position
- The most recent confirmed position of a missing vessel or person — the starting point of a search.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
11 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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.
- Man overboard from cableship kavo perdika in 22-18.37S 038-05.49E2024-04-15
- Derelict liferaft adrift in vicinity of trackline joining 22-15S 036-32E, 22-50S 036-50E2019-05-15
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 24-24.4S 035-27.9E2018-09-03
- Scuba diver missing from vessel2018-08-26
- Distress signal received from M/V everton, 16 persons on board, in 20-20S 037-58E at 261014Z sep2012-09-26
- Man overboard from M/V san alesio vicinity 21-19.0S 038-53.7E at 071700Z apr2009-04-08
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 2026-10-03 04:16Z; 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.