26-1890
Potential ballistic missile launched from North Korea - vessels advised to watch and report
No longer in forceReceived 02 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTCArchived 04 Oct 2026, 00:21 UTC
Warning text
ACCORDING TO ANNOUNCEMENT OF JAPAN
MINISTRY OF DEFENSE,
OBJECT POTENTIALLY BALLISTIC MISSILE
LAUNCHED FROM NORTH KOREA.
VESSELS ARE REQUESTED TO PAY ATTENTION
TO FURTHER INFORMATION AND TO KEEP CLEAR
WHEN RECOGNIZING FALLING OBJECT.
VESSELS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT
INFORMATION TO JAPAN COAST GUARD.
Analysis
No longer in forceJapan Ministry of Defense reports an object that is potentially a ballistic missile launched from North Korea. Vessels are requested to pay attention for further information and to keep clear if they observe falling objects. Ships should report any information to the Japan Coast Guard.
Pay attention for further information, keep clear if observing falling objects, and report any information to the Japan Coast Guard.
- 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
- Not specified - launch reported from North Korea
- Hazards
- potential ballistic missile, falling missile debris
Contacts
- Japan Coast Guard · Report sightings or information
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 02 Oct 2026, 22:07 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.