04-0138
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No longer in forcePotential ballistic missile launched from North Korea; mariners warned to watch for falling objects
Japan Ministry of Defense reports a potential ballistic missile launch from North Korea that may have landed. Mariners are requested to remain alert for falling objects and to keep clear if they observe any. Vessels are asked to report sightings to the Japan Coast Guard. No precise impact position or exclusion zone is given in this message.
Pay attention to further information, keep clear if you observe falling objects, and report sightings to the Japan Coast Guard.
Background
The message follows a Ministry of Defense announcement of a suspected ballistic missile launch from North Korea. Such launches have in the past splashed down in seas around Japan and can produce falling debris over wide areas downrange. Japan Coast Guard regional warnings are routinely used to alert mariners when impact areas are uncertain. Mariners in the wider 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
- area monitored by 4th Regional Coast Guard (not specified)
- Validity
- From 29 Oct 2026, 03:50 UTC
PROMULGATION TIME 291250 JST OCT . - Hazards
- potential ballistic missile impact, falling debris/objects
Contacts
- Japan Coast Guard · report sightings (no contact details given)
- Japan Ministry of Defense · source of announcement (no contact details given)
Coast stations for this area
- DSCDSC Station Japan Coast GuardMRCC KagoshimaJapanMMSI 004310001HFnamed in the warning
Generated automatically from the warning text on 29 Oct 2026, 04:28 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.