The launch of the largest North Korean war ship has ended in a serious accident
22. May 2025 at 7:18 I Updated at 9:15
The leader Kim talks about a criminal act.
Pyongyang. There was a serious accident during the ceremonial launch of the new North Korean Military Class of the Cö Hjon.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-unwho was present at the ceremony, described the incident as « a crime caused by absolute negligence that cannot be tolerated » and ordered the repair of the ship. It should be done before the June meeting of the party, Jonhap reported.
The launched vessel was 5000 tonnes weighing the Trepiec Cö Hjon, which was introduced as the largest war ship of North Korea and was designed for the transport of more than 70 missiles to strengthen the naval abilities of the country.
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Kim: The act cannot be tolerated
Group images and analyzes of experts suggest that the ship has no functional propulsion system and must be moved using trailing boats, Jonhap added.
The accident occurred on Wednesday in Lodenice in the port city of Čongdžin in East North Korea during the ceremonial launch of the new water vessel.
In the accident, some parts of the day of the war ship were « crushed », which significantly disrupted its balance. Prova was unable to separate itself from the ship’s ramp, KCNA reported.
The North Korean state media did not indicate whether the accident claimed any victims or injured. According to information from the South Korean army, the vessel is now partially immersed at the side of the port.
In response, leader Kim said it was a serious accident and « criminal offense caused by absolute negligence, irresponsibility and unscientific empirirism that is outside the limits of possible and cannot be tolerated. »
A rare confession of an accident
Reuters has identified the public confession of the accident as rare. At the same time, she pointed out that North Korea had previously experienced accidents that the regime subsequently used to promote the task of leadership and the ruling party to solve problems.
It is not clear what punishment is threatened with persons who will be described as the culprits of the accident, but the state of human rights in North Korea’s authoritarian rights is pitiful, the BBC News news server wrote.
According to activists, people can be trapped for almost anything, from watching the South Korean DVD to an attempt to run.
Last month, North Korea, according to KCNA, took the first trial shooting from its new Torpéba, the Cö Hjon class, whose festive launch on the water city of Namppcho also a little earlier also watched Kim.
South Korean observers, according to Jonhap, pointed out that the rocket and radar systems of the destroyer are similar to those made in Russia. This has triggered speculation that Pyongyang receives technological assistance from Moscow to send its citizens to the fight against the attacked Ukraine.
