NAVAREA XI 26-0460
Potential ballistic missile launch from North Korea affecting Japanese sea areas
Warning text
AnalysisNotable
No longer in forceA potentially ballistic missile was launched from North Korea affecting the Sea of Japan, East China Sea and North Pacific approaches to Japan. Mariners are requested to pay attention to further information and to keep clear if they observe falling objects. Mariners are requested to report information to the Japan Coast Guard.
Pay attention to further information, keep clear if falling objects are observed, and report information to the Japan Coast Guard.
Background (general knowledge, not from the warning)
North Korea regularly conducts ballistic missile tests that can overfly or impact in adjacent seas. Such launches can produce falling debris or stages that pose a hazard to surface vessels and aircraft. Warnings like this are issued to notify mariners of potential splashdown or falling-object areas until more precise impact information is available. The Japan Coast Guard is the national authority for receiving reports from vessels in Japanese waters.
- 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 debris / falling object
Contacts
- Japan Coast Guard · report sightings and information
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 12 Oct 2026, 01:07 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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