Exclusion zone is established in the Golfinho Gas Field off Cabo Delgado, Mozambique Channel, from 29 September 2026, until further notice; vessels must keep 1 nautical mile away.
Mozambique Channel · NAVAREA 7 271/26
What this record establishes
Cancelled notice · 2026-09-25 10:00Z
This notice disappeared from the issuing source's in-force list. No explicit recovery or all-clear is established by that removal.
- Source and dates
- South African Navy Hydrographic Office NAVAREA VII (South Atlantic / SW Indian Ocean) · SANHO. Issued 2026-09-29 00:00Z. First collected 2026-09-30 10:33Z; last seen in collection 2026-10-02 10:33Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- Mozambique Channel. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the Mozambique Channel →
- issued
- 2026-09-29 00:00Z
- status
- Cancelled notice
- authority
- SANHO
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA VII
- issued by
- SANHO
- sea
- Mozambique Channel
- position
- -10.642, 40.810
- source
- South African Navy Hydrographic Office NAVAREA VII (South Atlantic / SW Indian Ocean) · first seen 2026-09-30 10:33Z
Original warning text
NAVAREA VII 271 OF 2026 : (29 SEP 26) 1. INDIAN OCEAN - SW SECTOR - MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL 2. CHART SAN 1 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF MARITIME EXCLUSION ZONE (MEZ) IN THE GOLFINHO GAS FIELD OFFSHORE CAPO DELGADO WITH EFFECT 29 SEP 26 BOUNDED BY FOLLOWING COORDINATES A. 10 - 31.52 S 040 - 42.53 E B. 10 - 31.45 S 040 - 54.59 E C. 10 - 45.55 S 040 - 54.68 E D. 10 - 45.62 S 040 - 42.61 E 4. VESSELS TO NAVIGATE WITH CAUTION AND PROVIDE A 1NM EIDE BERTH FROM THE MEZ 5. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE © copyright SAN 2020 | ^ back to top
Reading this warning
- NAVAREA
- One of the 21 ocean areas of the World-Wide Navigational Warning Service, each with a coordinator that broadcasts long-range warnings.
- Safety zone / exclusion zone
- An area ships must stay out of, or may only enter with permission, for safety or security.
- Until further notice
- The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
Collected reports in this area · restricted areas & port closures
2 within 180 nm since 2026 · 2 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.
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
2 restricted areas & port closures listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 10:57Z; source collection times vary.
Restricted
Navigation prohibited, exclusion and security zones, ports closed to traffic. All current restricted areas & port closures →
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.