10-0196

Potential ballistic missile launched from North Korea; mariners near Japan warned

No longer in forceReceived 29 Oct 2026, 03:45 UTCArchived 30 Oct 2026, 03:24 UTC

Warning text

OTHER 10TH RCG LOCAL WARNING NO.0196 MISSILE LAUNCHED MISSILE LAUNCHED. 10TH REGIONAL COAST GUARD HEADQUARTERS LOCAL WARNING NO. 196, PROMULGATION TIME 291245 JST OCT. ACCORDING TO ANNOUNCEMENT OF JAPAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE, OBJECT POTENTIALLY BALLISTIC MISSILE LAUNCHED FROM NORTH KOREA. VESSELS ARE REQUESTED TO PAY ATTENTION TO FURTHER INFORMATION AND TO KEEP CLEAR WHEN RECOGNIZING FALLING OBJECT. VESSELS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT INFORMATION TO JAPAN COAST GUARD.

AnalysisNotable

No longer in force

Japan 10th Regional Coast Guard reports an object potentially a ballistic missile was launched from North Korea. Message promulgated 29 Oct 1245 JST (29 Oct 03:45 UTC). Vessels are asked to keep clear if they observe falling objects, to pay attention to further information, and to report any sightings to the Japan Coast Guard. No positions or impact times are given in the message.

Pay attention to further information, keep clear if you observe falling objects, and report any sightings to the Japan Coast Guard.

Background (general knowledge, not from the warning)

North Korea periodically conducts ballistic missile launches that can overfly or fall into waters near Japan, prompting maritime warnings. Japan issues rapid coastal warnings when such launches are detected to alert mariners to the risk of falling debris. Debris hazard areas are often uncertain and may extend over wide sea areas; vessels are therefore asked to remain vigilant and report observations to the coast guard. International and regional authorities monitor these events and issue navigational warnings as needed.

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: From North Korea; waters around Japan
Validity: From 29 Oct 2026, 03:45 UTC
10TH REGIONAL COAST GUARD HEADQUARTERS LOCAL WARNING NO. 196, PROMULGATION TIME 291245 JST OCT.
Hazards: potential ballistic missile, falling debris

Contacts

10TH REGIONAL COAST GUARD HEADQUARTERS · issuing authority
Japan Coast Guard · report sightings and 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.

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