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North Korea building large size ‘luxury’ river cruiser

Photos show North Korean ship-builders working on restaurant cruiser in downtown area

North Korea is building a new large size ‘luxury’ river cruiser, photos recently taken in Pyongyang and remarks from local sources confirm.

A photograph, taken on June 22 from the nearby Juche Tower, shows ongoing construction of the cruiser, which Google Earth measurement tools indicate is approximately 95m long and 25m wide.

It’s the largest river cruiser ever to be built for use in Pyongyang, roughly a third longer than the recently built Taedonggang Restaurant Boat, which Kim Jong Un inspected in March 2013.

Sources in Pyongyang told NK Newsthat the vessel, which is being finished near the Taedong