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Missile operations in Sea of Okhotsk in four offshore areas, 25-31 Oct
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Expiredended 31 Oct 2026, 22:00 UTC (34 h ago)Missile operations will take place in four defined areas in the Sea of Okhotsk. Activity is scheduled from 252100Z OCT to 312100Z OCT. The message is self-cancelling at 312200Z OCT 26. Mariners should avoid the specified danger areas while operations are underway.
Avoid and keep clear of the named danger areas while operations are underway; navigate with caution and maintain a lookout.
Background (general knowledge, not from the warning)
The Sea of Okhotsk is used periodically for military missile testing and training. Notices like this establish large polygonal danger areas to protect shipping from falling debris or impact. Such exercises are usually announced in advance and restrict surface navigation in the defined polygons for the duration. The operator is not named in the message; the zones and timing indicate planned test firings rather than an emergent incident.
- Type
- Missile / rocket launch · severity high
- Feed
- Rocket launches and space debrisAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- Sea of Okhotsk (Russia) - areas A, B, C and D as bounded in message
- Validity
- From 25 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTC
Until 31 Oct 2026, 22:00 UTCMISSILE OPERATIONS 252100Z TO 312100Z OCT. CANCEL THIS MSG 312200Z OCT 26. - Activity periods
- 25 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTC - 31 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTC (Missile operations as stated in message)
- Hazards
- missile operations, danger areas
Coast stations for this area
- DSCDSC Station Chirikov CapeMRSC Petropavlovsk-KamchatskiyRussian FederationMMSI 002733728MF 62range 62 NM262 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Chirikov CapeMRSC Yuzhno-SakhalinskRussian FederationMMSI 002733728MF 62range 62 NM262 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station MagadanMRSC Petropavlovsk-KamchatskiyRussian FederationMMSI 002734416VHF 19range 19 NM268 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 21 Oct 2026, 10:07 UTC; the background is general knowledge, not from the warning. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.