10-0187
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No longer in forcePotential ballistic missile launched from North Korea - mariners warned
Japan MOD announced a possible ballistic missile launch from North Korea. The 10th Regional Coast Guard issued this local warning at 12/0928 JST (00:28 UTC) urging vessels to be alert for falling objects. Mariners are asked to keep clear of any falling objects and to report sightings to the Japan Coast Guard. No impact positions or times are given in the text.
Pay attention to further information, keep clear if you observe falling objects, and report information to the Japan Coast Guard.
Background
North Korea periodically conducts missile launches that can reach or overfly nearby waters and Japan. The Japan Ministry of Defense and Coast Guard routinely issue maritime warnings when such launches occur to alert shipping to possible falling debris. The warning gives no launch point, trajectory or impact locations, so the affected area is not specified and mariners should await further official updates. Japan issues these messages promptly when its agencies detect launches or receive notifications.
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
- Sea areas potentially affected by DPRK missile (not specified)
- Validity
- From 12 Oct 2026, 00:28 UTC
PROMULGATION TIME 120928 JST OCT. - Hazards
- potential ballistic missile, falling objects / debris
Contacts
- Japan Coast Guard · report sightings/information as requested in the warning
Generated automatically from the warning text on 12 Oct 2026, 01:27 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.