News North Korean warship still capsized a week after projected recovery dateImagery shows destroyer half submerged 10 days after failed side launch, pointing to problems with restoration efforts ![]() A new North Korean warship remains capsized after a failed launch ceremony earlier in May, indicating problems with recovery efforts a week after DPRK “experts” reportedly said it would be brought upright. Planet Labs high-resolution imagery reveals that the Choe Hyon-class destroyer was still half submerged on its side at the east-coast Chongjin Shipyard just before 3 p.m. local time on May 31. Its position has not changed from how it appeared in satellite imagery taken a day after the incident on May 22. Experts at 38 North and CSIS have identified dozens of large air balloons attached © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |