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North Korea refloats warship

North Korea refloats warship after failed launch

North Korea has launched a warship two weeks after it was damaged during an earlier launch attempt, in an incident that drew harsh criticism from the country's leader Kim Jong Un. The 5,000-tonne destroyer, which was restored to balance earlier this week, was launched on Thursday and is now moored at a pier, state-run news agency KCNA said.

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North Korea refloats destroyer that capsized during launch, surprising naval analysts

North Korea has successfully refloated a new destroyer that capsized upon launch last month, with state media reporting the damaged vessel will be moved to a dry dock in a different shipyard for repairs.

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North Korea Pulls Capsized Warship Upright After Botched Launch, Report Says

FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows a North Korean warship covered with a blue tarp after an accident that occurred during its launch at the shipyard in Chongjin, North Korea, May 24, 2025. 2025 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Balloons and Human Strength: How North Korea Righted a Toppled Warship

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 ...

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North Korea’s Warship Launch Debacle: Engineering Flaws, Political Shockwaves, and the Limits of Naval Ambition

Due to inexperienced command and operational carelessness in the course of the launch, the launch slide of the stern departed ...

North Korea’s half-sunk warship hauled upright with giant balloons as cause of disaster that humiliated Kim is revealed

A HALF-sunk North Korean warship which bungled its first launch in front of Kim Jong-un has been hauled upright using giant ...

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