North Korea is boosting the warship after May, Kim calls it “criminal”
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North Korea repaired and relaunched its 5,000-ton warship after a sloppy launch in May, according to the North Korean state media.
The second warship was again straight in the water, according to the North Korean news agency KCNA.
The head of the communist country, Kim Jong awas present to give a speech and spoke of the failure of the launch.
“Of course, we felt panic in front of the unexpected and ridiculous accident caused during the launch of this destroyer in Chongjin last month,” Kim said.
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its chief Kim Jong Un, on the right, and his daughter are held on a destructive named Kang Kon during his launch ceremony at the Rajin shipyard in Rason, North Korea, Thursday, June 12, 2025. Independent journalists did not have access to cover the event represented in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be checked independently. The filigree of the Korean language on the image as provided by source reads as follows: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation of the Central Korean press agency. In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its chief Kim Jong Un, on the right, and his daughter are held on a destructive named Kang Kon during his launch ceremony at the Rajin shipyard in Rason, North Korea, Thursday, June 12, 2025. Independent journalists did not have access to cover the event represented in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be checked independently. The filigree of the Korean language on the image as provided by source reads as follows: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation of the Central Korean press agency. (Korean Central News Agency / Korea of news via AP) ((Korea Central News Agency / Korea News Service via AP))
Kim did not take the accident lightly, going so far as to call him a criminal act, according to KCNA.
“We have judged the accident not as a simple mistake, but as a serious and flawless criminal act which lowered the dignity and self -respect of our state in a moment, and investigated the deep cause of the accident in a complete way,” said Kim.
In fact, the Chongjin shipyard of the shipyard of Chongjin, as well as others, were arrested according to KCNA.
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its chief Kim Jong Un, Center, and his daughter attend a launching ceremony of a destroyer named Kang Kon at the Rajin shipyard in Rason, North Korea, Thursday, June 12, 2025. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be verified independently. The filigree of the Korean language on the image as provided by source reads as follows: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation of the Central Korean press agency. (Korean Central News Agency / Korea of news via AP) ((Korea Central News Agency / Korea News Service via AP))
However, this setback did not seem to slow down Kim’s ambitions because he has promised more to come to the coming warships.
“War ships of a new generation must be launched one after the other in the coming years, and they will form the backbone of our maritime defense forces,” said Kim.
The ship, which Kim would have named “Kang Kon”, was transferred to the Rajin shipyard after being well installed, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The total extent of damage to the ship is unknown because it has never left the dry quay.
This photo provided by the North Korean government shows a destructive named Kang Kon during its launch ceremony at the Rajin shipyard in Rason, North Korea, Thursday, June 12, 2025. Independent journalists did not have access to cover the event represented in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be checked independently. The filigree of the Korean language on the image as provided by source reads as follows: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation of the Central Korean press agency. ((Korea Central News Agency / Korea News Service via AP))
Satellite images previously published by South Korea had shown the ship lying on the side.
Patiently reported by KCNA, the “Kang Kon” had slipped from his ramp and had been stuck.
Lacar Plate failed to move next to the ship, to unbalance it and to crush the parts of the bottom of the ship.
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It caused the Massive warships Stern to slide the launch hold, which makes the arc section of the ship incapable of leaving the ramp, according to KNCA.
The “Kang Kon” was the second naval destroyer launched in a month after Kim attended the successful launch of another destroyer of 5,000 tonnes of Nampo, a port on the west coast of North Korea.
Michael Dorgan of Fox News Digital and Landon Mion contributed to this story.
Nick Butler is a journalist for Fox News Digital. Do you have any advice? Contact [email protected].
