The unconventional launch technique, a rushed timetable and a top-heavy warship contributed to the embarrassing capsizing.

Satellite images and videos show how launching a 5,000-ton warship into the water sideways can cause it to capsize if done incorrectly.

A North Korean top defense official has been arrested as Kim Jong Un goes after those deemed responsible for last week's ...

North Korea has detained four officials who it says are responsible for the failed launch of its second naval destroyer, ...

North Korea has arrested four people it claims bear responsibility for a launch accident last week that left leader Kim Jong ...

North Korea has detained shipyard officials responsible for a recent failed launch that left a 5,000-ton North Korean naval destroyer damaged.

The three detainees are being held responsible for the botched launch of a 5,000-ton destroyer, an accident that has drawn ...

North Korea’s newest warship was severely damaged during a recent launch ceremony, with leader Kim Jong Un, who witnessed the ...

Photos show Kim Jong Un's 5,000-ton naval warship mangled near its launch site, covered in a blue tarp as the dictator fumes ...

After a bungled launch, the vessel appears to be stuck and lying on its side in the water. North Korea said it was a ...

On May 22, 2025, an accident occurred during the launch of a type 74 destroyer for the North Korean navy. The ship was ...

Satellite images have for the first time shown the extent of a shipyard accident in North Korea that damaged a new warship in ...