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No longer in forcePotential ballistic missile launched from North Korea - advisory for vessels near Japan
Japan Ministry of Defense reports an object potentially a ballistic missile launched from North Korea. Vessels are requested to pay attention to further information and to keep clear when recognizing falling objects. Vessels are requested to report information to Japan Coast Guard. Message issued 12 Oct 09:25 JST (00:25 UTC).
Pay attention to further information, keep clear if falling objects are seen, and report observations to Japan Coast Guard.
Background
North Korea periodically conducts ballistic missile launches that can overfly or land near neighbouring waters. Japan issues maritime warnings when such launches are detected to alert ships of possible falling debris. The Ministry of Defense and Japan Coast Guard coordinate maritime advisories and request reports from vessels to assist assessment and safety. Mariners in the region should expect follow-up messages with more precise impact or danger-area information.
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
- Reported launch from North Korea; waters adjacent to Japan
- Validity
- From 12 Oct 2026, 00:25 UTC
2ND RCG LOCAL WARNING NO.221 120925 JST OCT. - Hazards
- potential ballistic missile, falling objects/debris
Contacts
- Japan Coast Guard · Report observations as requested in message
- Japan Ministry of Defense · Source of announcement
Generated automatically from the warning text on 12 Oct 2026, 01:28 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.