04-0137
Potential ballistic missile launched from North Korea - mariners advised to watch and report
Warning text
AnalysisNotable
No longer in forceJapan MOD announced a potential ballistic missile launch from North Korea. Mariners are asked to pay attention to further information and to keep clear if they observe falling objects. Vessels should report any relevant information to the Japan Coast Guard. No impact area or coordinates are provided in this warning.
Pay attention to further information, keep clear if observing falling objects, and report sightings or information to the Japan Coast Guard.
Background (general knowledge, not from the warning)
North Korea periodically conducts ballistic missile launches that can overfly or land in surrounding seas. Japan's Ministry of Defense commonly issues advisories when such launches occur; coastal warnings from the Japan Coast Guard inform mariners to watch for falling debris. Trajectories and specific impact areas are often not provided in initial notices, so vessels in the region are advised to remain alert until detailed warnings or exclusion zones are published.
- 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 (launch from North Korea reported)
- Validity
- From 29 Oct 2026, 03:46 UTC
PROMULGATION TIME 291246 JST OCT. - Hazards
- potential ballistic missile, falling objects/debris
Contacts
- Japan Coast Guard · report sightings or information
Coast stations for this area
- DSCDSC Station Japan Coast GuardMRCC KagoshimaJapanMMSI 004310001HFnamed in the warning
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 29 Oct 2026, 04:29 UTC; the background is general knowledge, not from the warning. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.