05-0113
Potential ballistic missile launched from North Korea - mariners warned to watch for falling objects
Warning text
AnalysisNotable
No longer in forceJapan 5th Regional Coast Guard reports a potential ballistic missile launch from North Korea. Message promulgated 12 Oct 0926 JST (00:26 UTC). Mariners are asked to watch for falling objects, keep clear if debris is observed, and report sightings to the Japan Coast Guard. No specific impact area or times are given.
Pay attention to further information, keep clear if you observe falling objects, and report sightings 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 seas near Japan. Such launches create risk from falling stages and re-entry debris and often prompt coastal warnings by the Japan Coast Guard and Ministry of Defense. Warnings commonly lack precise impact coordinates until tracking data are available. Mariners in affected regions are routinely asked to remain alert and report any debris or sightings to authorities.
- 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 in message (launch from North Korea mentioned)
- Validity
- From 12 Oct 2026, 00:26 UTC
PROMULEGATION TIME 120926 JST OCT. - Hazards
- potential ballistic missile, falling objects / re-entry debris
Contacts
- Japan Coast Guard · report sightings or information
- 5th Regional Coast Guard · 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.