01-0087
Advisory: possible ballistic missile launched from North Korea - mariners warned
Warning text
AnalysisNotable
No longer in forceJapan Ministry of Defense reports an object potentially a ballistic missile launched from North Korea. The 1st Regional Coast Guard issued Local Warning No. 87 advising vessels to be alert for falling objects. Mariners are asked to report any information to the Japan Coast Guard. No positions or impact times are given in the message.
Be alert for falling objects, keep clear if you observe falling debris and report any information to the Japan Coast Guard.
Background (general knowledge, not from the warning)
North Korea has periodically conducted ballistic missile launches that can overfly or fall into waters near Japan. The Japan Ministry of Defense routinely issues advisories when launches are detected and the Japan Coast Guard issues local warnings to mariners to watch for falling debris. Such warnings do not always provide impact positions or times; vessels in affected areas are advised to take immediate precautions and report observations to authorities.
- 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 - waters around Japan (per local warning)
- Validity
- From 12 Oct 2026, 00:24 UTC
PROMULGATION TIME 120924 JST OCT. - Hazards
- possible ballistic missile, falling objects/debris
Contacts
- Japan Coast Guard · report sightings or information to Japan Coast Guard (station not specified)
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 12 Oct 2026, 01:48 UTC; the background is general knowledge, not from the warning. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.