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North Korea<\/a> has repaired and relaunched their 5,000-ton warship after a botched launch in May, according to North Korean state media.<\/p>\n The second warship was once again upright in the water, according to the North Korean news agency KCNA.<\/p>\n The communist country\u2019s leader, Kim Jong Un<\/a>, was in attendance to give a speech and spoke about the failed launch.<\/p>\n “Of course, we felt panic-stricken in front of the unexpected and ridiculous accident caused while launching this destroyer in Chongjin last month,” Kim said.<\/p>\n North Korea Detains Shipyard Officials Over Failed Launch That Left Naval Destroyer Damaged: State Media<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Kim did not take the accident lightly, going as far as to call it a criminal act<\/a>, according to KCNA.<\/p>\n Read On The Fox News App<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n “We judged the accident not as a simple mistake but as a never-to-be-forgiven, serious criminal act that lowered the dignity and self-respect of our state in a moment, and investigated the root cause of the accident in a comprehensive way,” Kim said.<\/p>\n In fact, the chief engineer of the Chongjin Shipyard, along with others, were arrested according KCNA.<\/p>\n Kim Jong Un Left Fuming After North Korea\u2019s New Destroyer Damaged In Failed Launch<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n However, this setback hasn\u2019t seemed to slow down Kim\u2019s ambitions as he promised more warships to come.<\/p>\n “Warships of a new generation are to be launched one after another in the coming years, and they will form the backbone of our maritime defense forces,” Kim said.<\/p>\n The ship, which Kim has reportedly named “Kang Kon,” was moved to the Rajin shipyard after being set up right, according to the Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n The total extent of the damage to the ship is unknown as it never left the dry dock.<\/p>\n Satellite images previously released by South Korea<\/a> had shown the ship lying on its side.<\/p>\n Reported previously by KCNA, the “Kang Kon” had slipped off of its ramp and became stuck.<\/p>\n The flatcar failed to move alongside the ship, throwing it off balance and crushing parts of the ship\u2019s bottom.<\/p>\n This caused the massive warship\u2019s<\/a> stern to slide down the launch slipway, making the ship\u2019s bow section unable to leave the ramp, according to KNCA.<\/p>\n The “Kang Kon” was the second naval destroyer launched within a month after Kim attended the successful launch of another 5,000-ton destroyer from Nampo, a port on the west coast of North Korea.<\/p>\n Fox News Digital\u2019s Michael Dorgan and Landon Mion contributed to this story.<\/i><\/p>\n Original article source:<\/em> North Korea relaunches warship that suffered embarrassing failure during initial launch<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n