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North Korea refloats warship after failed launch
North Korea has reportedly refloated a warship about two weeks after it capsized during a launch attempt, in an incident that drew harsh criticism from the country's leader Kim Jong Un. State-run news agency KCNA reported on Friday that the warship had "safely entered the water vertically" and had then been "moored at the pier".
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North Korea’s plan to modernize its Navy had an embarrassing setback late last month, when a new warship capsized during its launch. To get the vessel floating again, engineers toiling under the do-or-die mantra of their leader, Kim Jong-un, turned to an old-fashioned solution.
FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows a North Korean warship covered with a blue tarp after an accident that occurred during ...
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