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No longer in forcePotential ballistic missile launched from North Korea - mariners warned
Japan announces a possible ballistic missile launch from North Korea. Mariners are asked to watch for falling objects, keep clear if debris is observed, and report sightings to the Japan Coast Guard. Further information will be issued as available.
Keep clear if you observe falling objects, maintain a lookout for further information, and report any sightings to the Japan Coast Guard.
Background
The warning follows a Japan Ministry of Defense announcement of a possible ballistic missile launch from North Korea. Such launches can produce high-risk falling debris along and beyond the flight path. Coastal authorities routinely warn mariners to avoid potential impact areas and to report observations so search and safety coordination can be conducted. Further warnings or precise danger areas may be issued as trajectory and impact information becomes available.
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/
- Validity
- From 12 Oct 2026, 00:44 UTC
PRMULGATION 120944 JST OCT. - Hazards
- potential ballistic missile, falling debris
Contacts
- Japan Coast Guard · report sightings and information
Generated automatically from the warning text on 12 Oct 2026, 01:47 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.