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North Korean authorities have recently detained three Shipyard officials in the case of failure of the Navy’s distributor ship. The government media of the country gave this information. According to the information, the accident occurred while taking the vessel in the sea and it was damaged. Kim Jong Un expressed displeasure over the incident, saying that it was due to criminal negligence.
The 5,000 -tonne demolition warship, which is being considered important for the North Korea’s Navy, was damaged on Wednesday during its watering ceremony. North Korean leader Kim also attended the event. In the pictures obtained from the satellite, the vessel is seen on one side and covered with a blue cover. Some parts of the vessel are seen immersed in water.
Failure in the watery of the country’s second distraction ship is a matter of embarrassment for Kim. Kim insists on strengthening naval forces to deal with American -led military challenges. North Korea launched its first destroyer vessel last month. It is also a vessel weighing 5,000 tons. Government media said that the vessel is the largest and most advanced warship in North Korea and has been designed to carry various weapons including nuclear missiles.
The official ‘Korean Central News Agency’ (KCNA) reported that the law enforcement officers have detained the Chief Engineer of the Chongjin Shipyard, the head of the workshop related to the construction of a part of the vessel and the Deputy Manager of Administrative Affairs. The authorities reported that they are responsible for the failure of watering on Wednesday.
KCNA had earlier stated that the Central Military Commission of North Korea started an investigation into the incident and summoned Hong Kil Ho, manager of Chongjin Shipyard. The North Korea’s leading military committee said on Friday that responsible people would be held responsible for this ‘unforgivable criminal act’.
North Korea has denied any serious damage to the warship during the watering. He said that there was scratch in the lower vessel and some sea water filled a part of the vessel which would take a total of 10 days to remove, repair the vessel and fix the scratches.
