26-1891
Possible ballistic missile impact from North Korea - vessels near Japan be alert
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
POSSIBLY LANDED.
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 may be a ballistic missile was launched from North Korea and may have landed. Mariners are asked to pay attention to further information and to keep clear if they observe falling objects. Vessels are requested to report any information to the Japan Coast Guard.
Pay attention to further information; keep clear if you observe falling objects; report sightings or information to the Japan Coast Guard.
- Type
- Missile / rocket launch · severity critical
- Feed
- Rocket launches and space debrisAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- unspecified waters near Japan (object launched from North Korea, possibly landed)
- Hazards
- ballistic missile impact, falling objects, possible explosive hazard
Contacts
- Japan Coast Guard · report sightings or information
- Japan Ministry of Defense · source of announcement
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.