Wrecks

Mayotte

Mozambique Channel · HYDROPAC 388/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-02-18 10:46Z

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) · LA REUNION 5/12 111749Z FEB 12.. Issued 2012-02-11 18:29Z. 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 -12.723, 45.038. 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: 2012-02-11 18:29Z
status: Archived notice
authority: LA REUNION 5/12 111749Z FEB 12.
issued by: LA REUNION
sea: Mozambique Channel
position: -12.723, 45.038
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL.
COMOROS ISLANDS.
MAYOTTE.
CHART 61310
SEVEN METER F/V AGROUND IN 12-43.4S 045-02.3E
AT 111500Z FEB.

Reading this warning

Chart reference: The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
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.
Date-time group (DTG): A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.

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Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions

5 within 180 nm since 2004 · 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.

6.8 meter depth reported in 12-48.38S 045-03.23E2017-08-10
Uncharted reef in 12-12.8S 044-46.1E2006-02-16
Uncharted reef reported in 12-12.8S 044-46.1E2006-02-14
Dangerous wreck in 12-21.0S 046-25.4E2004-08-25

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

NAVAREA VII 267 of 2026 : (23 sep 26) 1. indian ocean - sw sector - offshore mayotte 2. chart san 1 3. rv…Surveys · 43.5 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 18:32Z; source collection times vary.

Wrecks

Dangerous wrecks, shoals and submerged obstructions. All current wrecks & obstructions →

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.