Seoul, South Korea (AP)-A new 5000 tons of destroyer key to the Navy forecast of North Korea was damaged during the launch ceremony attended by leader Kim Jong Un, the state media reported on Thursday.
The ship slid off the slope and got stuck after the flatcar could not move behind it, thrown away its balance and crushes parts of the bottom of the ship, according to the Korean central news agency.
The accident during Wednesday's ceremony in the northeastern port of Chongjin was an embarrassing setback for Kim, who emphasized Marine preliminary output as the key to his nuclear arming army.
Kim blamed military officials, scientists and operators of shipyards for what he described as a “serious accident and criminal act caused by absolute carelessness, irresponsibility and unscientific empirism,” and called for a reigning employee party to tackle the office of the desk of the desk, “KcNA.” Powerful central committee of the party was planned for the end of June.
North Korean state media did not say whether the incident caused injuries on Wednesday.
The damaged ship was probably in the same class as the first torpedo hunter in the country, unveiled on 25 April, who assessed experts as the largest and most advanced warship so far in the north. Kim called it an important asset to promote his goal to expand the operational series of the army and to expand nuclear strike capacities.
Staatsmedia described that ship as designed to use different weapon systems, including anti-air and anti-ship weapons, as well as nuclear capable ballist and cruise missiles. Kim then also supervised Testvirkels of rockets from the torpedo hunter, and the state media said that the ship was expected to enter active service early next year.
Lee Sung Joon, spokesperson for the Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea, said that the damaged ship was probably equipped with similar systems and remains in the sea.
Kim has framed the weapon building as a response to observed threats from the United States and his allies in Asia, who have extensive military exercises extensive in the midst of rising tensions about the nuclear program of the North. He says that the acquisition of a nuclear -driven submarine would be his next big step to strengthen his navy.
External experts say that the torpedo hunter was probably built with Russian help. While the sea fighting forces of Noord -Korea are considered inferior to South Korea, analysts still consider the torpedo hunter as a serious safety threat, because it could improve the attacking and defensive capacities of the country.
Tensions on the Korean peninsula have escalated in recent months while Kim accelerates the development of his nuclear and rocket programs and delivers weapons and troops to support the Russian war in Ukraine. The US, South Korea and their allies have expressed concern that Moscow could answer by providing North Korea with advanced weapon technology, which further improves the threat of the nuclear and rocket program.
