REUTERS
July 23, 2025 at 11:40 JST
This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows a North Korea's new naval destroyer, initially damaged in a failed launch ceremony at the Chongjin port on May 22, shortly after the ship arrived for a ceremonial relaunch at the Rajin dockyard in Najin, North Korea, on June 8. (Maxar Technologies via AP)
SEOUL--North Korean officials and shipyard workers pledged to complete construction of a new navy destroyer warship by October 10 next year, state news agency KCNA reported on Tuesday.
Video footage from North Korea’s state-run television KRT accompanying the news showed shipbuilding workers standing to attention listening to speeches at the Nampho shipyard, as well as several cranes and people nearby working with safety helmets and uniforms.
In June, North Korea restored a 5,000-ton destroyer that was damaged during an earlier failed launch attempt, with leader Kim Jong Un pledging a more modern naval fleet to enhance the country’s maritime power in the Pacific Ocean against what he said were provocations by the United States and its allies, according to KCNA.
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