North Korea building large size 'luxury' river cruiser

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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

Chad O'Carroll September 11, 2014

North Korea building large size ‘luxury’ river cruiser

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.

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Chad O'Carroll

Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.

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