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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Arpan Rai

North Korea moves warship from botched launch to dockyard for repairs

North Korea has moved the warship that partially capsized during a botched launch last month to a repair factory, new satellite images show.

The 5,000-tonne vessel, North Korea's second known destroyer, was damaged during the launch ceremony on 21 May, causing enraged leader Kim Jong Un, who was in attendance, to call it a “criminal act”.

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