Blow to Kim’s ‘prestige’ as North Korean warship launch flops in front of him
Kim Jong-un, who watched the incident, called it a ‘criminal act’ that ‘could not be ‘tolerated’

A major accident occurred at a launch ceremony for a new North Korean naval destroyer, state media reported on Thursday, with leader Kim Jong-un saying the mishap was a “criminal act”.
At a ceremony to launch a new 5,000-tonne destroyer in the eastern port city of Chongjin on Wednesday “a serious accident occurred”, the official Korean Central News Agency said.

Blaming “inexperienced command and operational carelessness” during the launch, which was being observed by Kim, KCNA said there was a mishap which left “some sections of the warship’s bottom crushed”.

It said the accident managed to “destroy the balance of the warship”.

Kim watched the entire incident and declared it a “criminal act caused by absolute carelessness”, warning it “could not be tolerated”.

He said the “irresponsible errors” of officials responsible would be “dealt with at the plenary meeting of the Party Central Committee to be convened next month”.

Kim also ordered officials to fully restore the warship before the meeting, calling the task a “political mission directly linked to the authority of the state”.

Professor Yang Moo-jin, president of the University of North Korean Studies, said the incident occurred as Pyongyang was rushing to complete its five-year military build-up programme.

“Kim Jong-un is furious about this accident, which unfolded right before his eyes during Wednesday’s launch ceremony. It’s a serious blow to his personal prestige,” Yang told This Week in Asia.

“The five-year defence build-up programme has lost its shine in an instant,” he said.

Yang added that some of the officials responsible for the botched launch “may face execution”, while others are likely to be spared to oversee repairs and relaunch the vessel.

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some says it has already sunk

a lot of missiles will be used soon

on their own ppl

mana video he furious....

prepare the AA guns

the cameraman probably executed along with everyone else involved in the project

Execute him, and send his entire family to hard labour camp.

This post has been edited by annoymous1234: May 22 2025, 10:39 AM

Heads started rolling or not?

ayam surprised NK never cover up this accident...

Topkek

somehow PH knows what happened in NK? very legit

Many will be sent to death.

Maybe sabotage by South Korean spies.

kim-ha ru will save the warship

"wingardium leviosa!"

botched or not, they already have their ship

meanwhile our LCS..... krikkkk krikkkkkk

and the person responsible for that krikkkkkkness is in current gomen, untouchable

KEKKKKKKKK

well they rushed the launch

so those officials gonna die anyways

because had they delay to fix the issues, they would have been executed

if i were them, i arrange somehow to run away to s korea

don't worry. only death by AA and whole family sent to concentration camp for 20 years

that's the price u pay for disappointing dear leader

This post has been edited by DarkAeon: May 22 2025, 10:47 AM

fear of your family being tortured to death is a strong motivator to finish building the ship

Thought the second one already launched

Many will be beheaded

RiP