A: Hey buddy, did you catch the news today?
B: Not yet, what's up?
A: North Korea's new warship got damaged during its launch ceremony!
B: Whoa, really? That sounds serious!
A: Yeah, apparently it happened at a shipyard in the northeast yesterday. The vessel lost balance and the bow wouldn't detach from the shipway.
B: Oops... that doesn't sound good.
A: Exactly. They blame it on inexperience and carelessness.
B: Whoa, even Kim Jong Un called it a "serious accident" and a "criminal act." He said it can't be tolerated!
A: Right, he also ordered an investigation and promised to hold the responsible officials accountable.
B: That's intense... I wonder what they'll find out.
A: It's unusual for North Korea to reveal details of an accident so soon, experts think they wanted to prevent rumors.
B: Makes sense, I guess they don't want people talking about it too much.
A: Well, that's all the info we got for now! Let's see what happens next with this story.
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North Korean state media report that a new warship was damaged due to a "serious accident" during its launch ceremony attended by leader Kim Jong Un.
The media said on Thursday that the event to float the 5,000-ton destroyer took place at the Chongjin Shipyard in the country's northeast on Wednesday.
It said the vessel lost balance during the launch when the bow failed to detach from the shipway, and placed the blame on "inexperienced command and operational carelessness."
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff told reporters on Thursday that the damaged destroyer remains in the water.
Kim Jong Un described it as "a serious accident and criminal act" and said it "could not be tolerated."
Kim also said "the irresponsible errors" of senior officials will be raised at a plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party. The North's media announced on Thursday the meeting will convene in late June.
Kim has ordered an investigation into the cause of the accident and expressed his intention to hold those officials at fault responsible.
Experts in South Korea say it is rare that the North makes public details of an accident one day after it occurred. They suspect that Pyongyang wanted to prevent speculation from spreading.
B: Not yet, what's up?
A: North Korea's new warship got damaged during its launch ceremony!
B: Whoa, really? That sounds serious!
A: Yeah, apparently it happened at a shipyard in the northeast yesterday. The vessel lost balance and the bow wouldn't detach from the shipway.
B: Oops... that doesn't sound good.
A: Exactly. They blame it on inexperience and carelessness.
B: Whoa, even Kim Jong Un called it a "serious accident" and a "criminal act." He said it can't be tolerated!
A: Right, he also ordered an investigation and promised to hold the responsible officials accountable.
B: That's intense... I wonder what they'll find out.
A: It's unusual for North Korea to reveal details of an accident so soon, experts think they wanted to prevent rumors.
B: Makes sense, I guess they don't want people talking about it too much.
A: Well, that's all the info we got for now! Let's see what happens next with this story.
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North Korean state media report that a new warship was damaged due to a "serious accident" during its launch ceremony attended by leader Kim Jong Un.
The media said on Thursday that the event to float the 5,000-ton destroyer took place at the Chongjin Shipyard in the country's northeast on Wednesday.
It said the vessel lost balance during the launch when the bow failed to detach from the shipway, and placed the blame on "inexperienced command and operational carelessness."
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff told reporters on Thursday that the damaged destroyer remains in the water.
Kim Jong Un described it as "a serious accident and criminal act" and said it "could not be tolerated."
Kim also said "the irresponsible errors" of senior officials will be raised at a plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party. The North's media announced on Thursday the meeting will convene in late June.
Kim has ordered an investigation into the cause of the accident and expressed his intention to hold those officials at fault responsible.
Experts in South Korea say it is rare that the North makes public details of an accident one day after it occurred. They suspect that Pyongyang wanted to prevent speculation from spreading.
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Summary
North Korean warship damaged during launch ceremony, attended by Kim Jong Un. Incident occurred at Chongjin Shipyard in the northeast on Wednesday. The vessel lost balance and failed to detach from shipway due to inexperience and carelessness. Kim Jong Un called it a "serious accident" and
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Category ID: nhk
URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250522_13/
Date: May 22, 2025
Created: 2025/05/22 19:02
Updated: 2025/12/08 03:58
Last Read: 2025/05/22 19:59