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North Korea After repaired and restored the warship after launching in May North Korean state media.
The second warship was again vertically in the water, KCNA’s North Korean news agency reports.
The leader of the communist country, Kim Jong in Jong UHe was present to speak and spoke about the unsuccessful launch.
“Of course, we felt that we were panicked before the unexpected and inappropriate accident caused during the launch of this destroyer in Chondzhin last month,” Kim said.
In this photo, presented by the North Korea government, its leader Kim Jong Un, the Right Front, and his daughter standing on a destroyer named Kan during a launch ceremony at Radzina’s shipyard in Rosson, North Korea, Thursday, June 12, 2025. Independent journalists have not received access to cover the events depicted in this image posted by the North Korea government. The content of this image is provided and cannot be checked independently. The Korean water sign in the picture is as provided by the source: “KCNA”, which is an abbreviation for the Central Agency of Korea. In this photo, presented by the North Korea government, its leader Kim Jong Un, the Right Front, and his daughter standing on a destroyer named Kan during a launch ceremony at Radzina’s shipyard in Rosson, North Korea, Thursday, June 12, 2025. Independent journalists have not received access to cover the events depicted in this image posted by the North Korea government. The content of this image is provided and cannot be checked independently. The Korean water sign in the picture is as provided by the source: “KCNA”, which is an abbreviation for the Central Agency of Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korean news service via AP) ((Korean Central News Agency/Korean News Service via AP))
Kim did not take the accident slightly walking so as to call her Criminal actAccording to KCNA.
“We believed that the accident was not as a simple mistake, but as never as being, a serious criminal act, which for a moment reduced the dignity and respect for our state, and investigated the root cause of the accident,” Kim said.
In fact, the chief engineer of the shipyard, Chatzhina, together with others, was arrested according to KCNA.
Kim Jong Un left after the new North Korean destroyer was damaged in the unsuccessful launch
In this photo, presented by the North Korea government, its leader Kim Jong Un, the center, and his daughter is attending the launch ceremony named after the Radzin in Rosson, North Korea, on Thursday, June 12, 2025. Independent journalists have not received access to the coverage of the event drawn in this picture, distributed by the North -Korean government. The content of this image is provided and cannot be checked independently. The Korean water sign in the picture is as provided by the source: “KCNA”, which is an abbreviation for the Central Agency of Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korean news service via AP) ((Korean Central News Agency/Korean News Service via AP))
However, this failure seemed not to slow down Kim, promising more warships.
“The new generation military ships should be launched one by one in the coming years, and they will form the basis of our maritime defense forces,” who said.
The ship, which reportedly called “Kang Kon”, was transferred to Radzina’s shipyard after it was created straight, reports The Wall Street Journal.
The general degree of damage to the ship is unknown because he never left a dry dock.
In this photo, presented by the North Korea government, showed a destroyer named Kon Kon during the launch ceremony on Rajin’s shipyard in Rasan, North Korea, Thursday, June 12, 2025. Independent journalists were not provided access to the coverage of the event drawn in this image distributed by the North Korea government. The content of this image is provided and cannot be checked independently. The Korean water sign in the picture is as provided by the source: “KCNA”, which is an abbreviation for the Central Agency of Korea. ((Korean Central News Agency/Korean News Service via AP))
Satellite images previously released South Korea showed a ship lying on the side.
Earlier, KCNA reported, “Kang Kon” slipped out of its ramp and stuck.
The gate car could not move near the ship, throwing it out of the balance and breaking the parts of the ship.
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It caused Massive warship Stern to slide on the launch, forcing the onion department of the ship is unable to leave the ramp, KNCA reports.
“Kang Kon” became the second naval destroyer, running within a month after anyone took part in a successful launch of another 5000-ton fighter from Nampo, a port on the west coast of North Korea.
Michael Dorgan Fox News Michael Dorgan and Landon Mion contributed to the story.
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