Incidents · overdue

Seven meter F/V, three persons on board, overdue mayotte island (12-50-35S 045-08-18E)

Mozambique Channel · HYDROPAC 302/14

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2014-02-08 11:07Z

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) · SHGA 29 JAN 14.. Issued 2014-01-29 14:28Z. 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 -12.843, 45.138. 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

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.

  1. HYDROPAC 155/142014-01-16 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 289/142014-01-28 · Archived notice
  3. HYDROPAC 296/142014-01-29 · Archived notice
  4. HYDROPAC 302/14 · this notice2014-01-29 · Archived notice
  5. HYDROPAC 466/142014-02-17 · Archived notice
  6. HYDROPAC 493/142014-02-19 · Archived notice
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Current notices and reporting history in the Mozambique Channel →

issued
2014-01-29 14:28Z
status
Archived notice
authority
SHGA 29 JAN 14.
issued by
SHGA
sea
Mozambique Channel
position
-12.843, 45.138
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL.
MAYOTTE ISLAND.
1. SEVEN METER F/V, THREE PERSONS ON BOARD, OVERDUE
   MAYOTTE ISLAND (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.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 296/14, 289/14 REFERS.

Reading this warning

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.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROPAC
The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.

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

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Incidents

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