01-0088
Potential ballistic missile launched from North Korea - Japanese coastal waters
Warning text
AnalysisNotable
No longer in forceJapan Ministry of Defence reports a potentially ballistic missile was launched from North Korea and may have landed. Vessels are asked to be alert for falling objects and to keep clear if any are observed. Mariners are requested to report related information to the Japan Coast Guard. Message promulgated by 1st Regional Coast Guard Headquarters.
Be alert for falling objects, keep clear if any are observed, and report related information to the Japan Coast Guard.
Background (general knowledge, not from the warning)
North Korea has in the past conducted ballistic missile launches whose trajectories can pass over or fall into surrounding seas. Such launches may produce falling debris or impact zones at sea well away from the launch site. Coastal warnings are issued to alert mariners to the general risk of falling objects and to collect reports that may aid official response and assessment.
- 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
- Japanese coastal waters (general)
- Validity
- From 12 Oct 2026, 00:26 UTC
PROMULGATION TIME 120926 JST OCT. - Hazards
- potential ballistic missile impact, falling debris
Contacts
- JAPAN COAST GUARD · report related information
- 1ST REGIONAL COAST GUARD HEADQUATERS · issuing authority
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 12 Oct 2026, 02:28 UTC; the background is general knowledge, not from the warning. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.