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No longer in forcePossible North Korean ballistic missile landed - Japanese waters, advisory
Japan Ministry of Defence reports a potential ballistic missile launched from North Korea that may have landed. 1st Regional Coast Guard warns vessels to be alert for falling objects. Mariners should keep clear of any objects and report related information to the Japan Coast Guard. No positions or splashdown areas are given in this message.
Pay attention to further information, keep clear when observing falling objects, and report related information to the Japan Coast Guard.
Background
North Korea frequently conducts short- and long-range missile tests that can overfly or splash down in nearby seas. Japan issues coastal warnings when such launches may affect maritime safety because debris or falling stages can endanger ships. The 1st Regional Coast Guard provides local advisories and collects reports from vessels to assess hazards and coordinate responses. Mariners in the region should expect further updates from Japanese authorities.
General background from general knowledge, not from the official warning. It can be wrong; the warning text is authoritative.
- Type
- Missile / rocket launch · severity high
- Feed
- Rocket launches and space debrisAll warnings of this kind on the map (contributors), or as an API feed: /api/v2/feeds/space/
- Location
- Japanese coastal waters (area unspecified)
- Validity
- From 12 Oct 2026, 00:48 UTC
PROMULGATION TIME 120948 JST OCT. - Hazards
- potential ballistic missile, falling objects/debris
Contacts
- Japan Coast Guard · report related information
- 1st Regional Coast Guard Headquarters · issuing authority
Generated automatically from the warning text on 12 Oct 2026, 02:47 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.