06-0143
Potential ballistic missile launched from North Korea - falling objects possible
Warning text
AnalysisNotable
No longer in forceJapan MOD announced a suspected ballistic missile launch from North Korea. The 6th Regional Coast Guard issued a local warning advising vessels to be alert for falling objects and to report sightings. No specific impact area or coordinates are given in this message. Mariners should await further information from Japanese authorities.
Pay attention to further information, keep clear if you see falling objects, and report information to the Japan Coast Guard.
Background (general knowledge, not from the warning)
North Korea periodically conducts ballistic missile launches that can overfly or drop debris into nearby seas. Japan normally issues warnings through the Ministry of Defense and the Japan Coast Guard when launches may threaten maritime areas. This message gives no coordinates, so any debris hazard could be over a wide area; mariners in the region should monitor official updates and exercise caution. Japanese authorities routinely request reports from vessels to help assess impacts and hazard locations.
- 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 reported)
- Validity
- From 29 Oct 2026, 03:39 UTC
PROMULGATION TIME 291239 JST OCT. - Hazards
- potential ballistic missile, falling debris / falling objects
Contacts
- Japan Coast Guard · report sightings or information
- Japan Ministry of Defense · announced the potential ballistic missile launch
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, 04:48 UTC; the background is general knowledge, not from the warning. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.