Last month, North Korean leader Kim Jung Eun was furious about the destroyer launching accident, calling it a "serious and serious accident that should never have happened and cannot be tolerated, and a criminal act."
The North Korean government has ordered the completion of repair work by the scheduled meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea on April 1. According to previous reports by North Korean media, the authorities have also held the party responsible for the accident and
On the 13th, state-run Korean Central Television, which reported on the launching ceremony, republished images of Kim Jong Un's on-site inspection at the shipyard in March, but the images did not show Kim Myoung-sik, commander of the navy.
The images of them were deleted. It is highly likely that he was dismissed for being held responsible for the accident, and the South Korean newspaper JoongAng Ilbo reported that "the level of punishment for the destroyer launch accident is being analyzed to be broader than that announced by North Korea.
The accident occurred on the 21st. The destroyer, which was to be unveiled at the launching ceremony that day, lost balance on its platform while moving, causing the stern to slide into the sea first and then overturn. After the accident,
The UK-based non-profit research organization Open Source Center released satellite images taken at the Chongjin shipyard on the 22nd of last month. The images show part of the destroyer's hull stuck on the wharf.
The hull was covered with a large amount of blue tarpaulins at the time.
The institute pointed out that the Chongjin shipyard that built the destroyer involved in the accident mainly produces cargo ships and fishing boats, and lacked expertise in the manufacture and launching of large ships.
Kim Jong Un, who was trying to demonstrate national prestige by having a large vessel capsize, blamed the incident on "carelessness, irresponsibility and unscientific empiricism."
The Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea, chaired by Kim Jong Un, also said at the time, "The crimes of those responsible cannot be allowed to go unpunished."
According to North Korean media, authorities have arrested Kang Jong Chol, chief engineer of the Chongjin Shipyard, Han Kyong Hak, head of the shipbuilding workshop, Kim Yong Hak, deputy director for administrative affairs, and the Workers' Party of Korea's
Kim also arrested Ri Hyon Song, deputy director of the Ministry of Munitions Industry, and Hong Gil-ho, director of the shipyard, who has appeared before a judicial body. Kim also warned that the North Korean government will not take any measures against Kim Jong Un at the plenary session of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea scheduled for later this month.
The order was given to repair the destroyer by the deadline, so the repair work was carried out at a fast pace. On the 6th of this month, the Rodong Sinmun, the organ of the Workers' Party of Korea, reported that "the hull was returned to an upright position at the beginning of this month.
"The launching ceremony was successful, and by the afternoon of the 5th, the vessel was launched and moored at the pier," the Korean Central News Agency reported. On the 12th, another launching ceremony was held. Kim Jong Un, who attended, said, "It has been about two weeks since the accident.
"We safely re-righted the ship and put it back on the water, and completed the full restoration as planned before the Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea," Kim said.
He said that the deceased died in the line of duty and announced his intention to present the family with a "socialist patriotic sacrifice certificate." Meanwhile, according to NK News, a US media outlet specializing in North Korea, North Korea Central Television announced on the 13th that the second launch
When reporting on the ceremony, the media republished images of Kim Jong Un's visit to the shipyard in March to provide on-site guidance on the shipbuilding project, but the images also showed Navy Commander Kim Myoung-sik and Chongjin Shipyard Director Hong Gil-ho, who were in the March broadcast.
As mentioned above, Hong turned himself in to the judicial authorities after the accident. The South Korean newspaper JoongAng Ilbo reported, "North Korea has not disclosed the fact that Kim Myong-sik was punished, but at the launching ceremony the day before, the Navy
It has been confirmed that the commander has been replaced by Park Gwang-seop, and it is believed that he has been held responsible for the destroyer accident."
The ministry said that the deletion of the list was the first since the execution of Jang Song-thaek, who was the de facto No. 2 under Kim Jong-un's regime, in 2013, and that the two men had either been permanently removed from their posts or served prison terms.
The Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un was furious at the time, calling the incident a "criminal act," and the people involved were
It was pointed out that those who committed the crimes could be severely punished. In July last year, North Korea was hit by heavy rains in Sinuiju, North Pyongan Province, near the border with China.
At an emergency expanded meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea held at the end of that month, he said, "We will take strict measures against those who have neglected their responsible duties given to them by the party and the country and caused unacceptable damage to human lives."
Then, in September, South Korean broadcaster TV Chosun reported, citing a South Korean government official, that 20 to 30 senior officials in the affected areas were shot to death in a mass shooting.
2025/06/17 13:29 KST
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