Derelict 20 meter vessel partially submerged and adrift vicinity 12-00S 044-00E
Mozambique Channel · HYDROPAC 995/15
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2015-03-22 21:59Z
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 221700Z MAR 15.. Issued 2015-03-22 17:15Z. 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 -12.000, 44.000. 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
- Derelict 20 meter vessel partially submerged and adrift vicinity 12-44-45S 044-48-00E at 221420Z marlater 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 995/15 · this notice2015-03-22 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 997/152015-03-22 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1005/152015-03-23 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1028/152015-03-25 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1487/152015-05-04 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Mozambique Channel →
- issued
- 2015-03-22 17:15Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC REUNION 221700Z MAR 15.
- issued by
- MRCC REUNION
- sea
- Mozambique Channel
- position
- -12.000, 44.000
- 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. DERELICT 20 METER VESSEL PARTIALLY SUBMERGED AND ADRIFT VICINITY 12-00S 044-00E. CREW MAY HAVE ABANDONED SHIP. 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.
- Derelict
- An abandoned vessel still afloat and drifting, with no one on board.
- Semi-submerged
- Floating at or just below the surface, so hard to see by eye or radar.
- Adrift
- Loose and moving with wind and current — a vessel, container, buoy, log or anything else no longer secured.
- 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 · derelict & adrift vessels
36 within 180 nm since 2003 · 1 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.
- Derelict vessel adrift between djamandjary (13-19.40S 048-13.43E) and mayotte (12-50.30S 045-08.40E) via…2026-08-23
- Derelict canoe with outrigger adrift in 12-40.56S 045-11.75E2024-04-07
- Derelict 20 meter burnt F/V adrift in 14-10.11S 045-46.31E at 231031Z jan2024-01-23
- Derelict 20 meter F/V adrift in 14-10.11S 045-46.31E2024-01-17
- Derelict 20 meter F/V adrift in 14-10.11S 045-46.31E2024-01-11
- Derelict six meter vessel adrift in vicinity 12-41.67S 045-15.99E2023-01-23
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
6 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 03:24Z; source collection times vary.
Derelicts
Abandoned, disabled or drifting vessels. All current derelict & adrift vessels →
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.