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North Korea warship damaged in launch ceremony accident

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According to North Korea's state media, a 5,000-ton destroyer was involved in a launch accident at a shipyard in Chongjin. The accident occurred when the stern of the ship slid prematurely into the water, crushing parts of the hull and leaving the bow stranded on the shipway. The exact cause of the accident is attributed to "absolute carelessness" by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who witnessed the event.

  1. KP
    Kim Jong-Un
    1. I feel infinitely honoured to proclaim the birth of the first warship of a new generation.
  2. US
    Center for Strategic and International Studies
    1. Should the design of the Choe Hyon be successful and lead to a new class of destroyers, these developments in conjunction with Kim's aspiration for a cruiser and a nuclear-powered submarine will significantly augment a new naval threat to the Korean Peninsula and the region for the U.S. and South Korea.
  3. US
    38North
    1. The use of this launch method could be one of necessity, as the quay where the ship is being built does not have an incline.
  4. US
    Carl Schuster
    1. This type of accident is typical of what happens when one rushes a project with an inexperienced work crew.
    2. This accident will set the program back by at least several months. Both the slipway and the ship's hull will require extensive repairs.
  5. KR
    Cheong Seong-chang
    Sejong Institute
    1. It shows again Kim Jong-un's ruling style of cutting off negative rumours from spreading and controlling officials more forcefully by being open about it rather than hiding it.
  6. US
    Sal Mercogliano
    Campbell University
    1. If the ship does not move together, the stresses will tear the hull apart.
  7. KR
    Yang Uk
    Asian Institute for Policy Studies
    1. This accident means that the destroyer itself has a problem.
    2. They didn't say it, but they sure made it look like an Aegis destroyer.

sources

  1. 1.CNN
  2. 2.Le Monde
  3. 3.France 24
  4. 4.The Times of India
  5. 5.The Guardian
  6. 6.Al Jazeera
  7. 7.The Washington Post
  8. 8.ABC News (Australia)
  9. 9.Naval News
  10. 10.Agence France-Presse
  11. 11.Korean Central News Agency
  12. 12.Reuters

perspectives

  1. 1.North-South Korea Conflict
  2. 2.North Korea Nuclear Posture
  3. 3.Boating Accident

countries

  1. 1.Korea, Democratic People's Republic ofKP
  2. 2.Korea, Republic ofKR
  3. 3.Russian FederationRU
  4. 4.UkraineUA
  5. 5.United StatesUS
  6. 6.JapanJP

organizations

  1. 1.Party Central Committee
  2. 2.Workers Party
  3. 3.Japanese Coast Guard
  4. 4.World Institute for North Korea Studies
  5. 5.38North
  6. 6.Campbell University
  7. 7.Central Committee
  8. 8.Munitions Industry Department
  9. 9.Sejong Institute
  10. 10.Aegis
  11. 11.Asan Institute for Policy Studies
  12. 12.Center for Strategic and International Studies

persons

  1. 1.Kim Jong-UnKP
  2. 2.Ahn Chan-Il
  3. 3.Carl SchusterUS
  4. 4.Lee Sung-Joon
  5. 5.Lee Sung-Jun
  6. 6.Cheong Seong-changKR
  7. 7.Kim Kun Ok
  8. 8.Sal MercoglianoUS
  9. 9.Yu Yong-Weon
  10. 10.Yang UkKR
  11. 11.Kim Ju Ae

technicals

  1. 1.Choe Hyon