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." ...

A researcher at the Center for Naval Analyses speculated on social media that North Korea may be attempting to raise its partially capsized warship with balloons akin to the fantastical effort in the ...

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 ...

The failed launch "severely damaged the dignity and pride of our nation in an instant," says the North Korean leader.

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea's second naval destroyer was damaged in its failed launch to the water this week, state media reported Thursday, in an embarrassment for leader Kim Jong Un as he ...

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

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 ...

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 ...