NAVAREA XI 26-0458
Potential North Korean ballistic missile - danger to vessels in Japan Sea, East China Sea and North Pacific
Warning text
AnalysisNotable
No longer in forceA potentially ballistic missile was launched from North Korea. The warning covers the Japan Sea, East China Sea and North Pacific (Japan). Mariners are requested to watch for falling objects, keep clear if debris is sighted, and report information to the Japan Coast Guard. No positions or times are given in this message.
Pay attention to further information, keep clear of any falling object or debris, and report sightings to the Japan Coast Guard.
Background (general knowledge, not from the warning)
North Korea periodically conducts ballistic missile launches that splash down in adjacent seas. Such tests can produce falling debris and unexploded ordnance hazards over wide areas along the flight and impact corridors. Japan issues navigational warnings to alert mariners to potential debris and to request reporting to the Japan Coast Guard. Mariners should expect further updates from national authorities and international warning services as tracking and impact information becomes available.
- 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
- Japan Sea, East China Sea and North Pacific, Japan
- Hazards
- potential ballistic missile, falling missile debris
Contacts
- Japan Coast Guard · report sightings and information
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 12 Oct 2026, 00:47 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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