Kim immediately denounced the failure as "a criminal act" that "could not be tolerated", saying it had damaged the country's ...

The Strategic Implications of North Korea's Failed Naval Vessel Launch On May 21, 2025, North Korea's much-anticipated launch of a 5,000-ton warship ended in embarrassment when the vessel ran aground ...

North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un said a new naval destroyer was damaged in a "serious accident and criminal act caused by absolute carelessness." ...

North Korea has detained shipyard officials responsible for a recent failed launch of a new warship that left a 5,000-ton North Korean naval destroyer damaged, according to state media.

North Korea has detained three shipyard officials over an accident during the launch of a new warship on Wednesday, state ...

North Korea has opened an investigation into a failed ... On May 21, Kim was in attendance at a launch ceremony for a new naval destroyer when a "serious accident" occurred, the Korean Central ...

North Korea has raised a capsized warship and moored it at a pier in the north-eastern port of Chongjin, as it continues to ...

The North Korean leader was watching as the launch of a navy destroyer went wrong ... Historically, North Korea has tended to conceal accidents that could hurt the image of its leader.

SEOUL — North Korea’s second naval destroyer was damaged in a failed launch this week, state media reported Thursday, sparking fury from leader Kim Jong Un, who wants bigger warships to deal ...

Mr. Kim has used such incidents to excoriate officials and ... It was the biggest navy ship North Korea has ever built. He later watched missiles fired from the ship. South Korean analysts said ...

Beyond the immediate consequences, the event exposed enduring limitations in North Korea’s naval development ... ensures that incidents like this one—far from derailing their plans—may ...