A year after a disastrous maiden launch, North Korea's new destroyer is up and firing its guns

The Kang Kon suffered a botched broadside launch in May 2025 that ended in the vessel capsizing and its hull being partially ...
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North Korea’s new destroyer capsized at its own launch. A year later it’s heading into service anyway

Last year North Korea's newest destroyer rolled over at its own launch, and the world assumed the program was finished for ...

South Korea cargo ship Namu to exit Strait of Hormuz after attack in Gulf

SEOUL, July 1 (Reuters) - South Korea's Oceans Ministry said on Wednesday the cargo vessel Namu, operated by HMM, would exit ...

North Korea’s Kim claims progress on nuclear-armed navy

North Korea's Kim claims progress on nuclear-armed navy as new warship is placed into service - North Korea has commissioned a 5,000-ton destroyer that leader Kim Jong Un touts as a symbol of the ...
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South Korea begins probe into ship fire in Strait of Hormuz amid Iran dispute

SEOUL, May 8 (Reuters) - South Korea's Oceans Ministry said on Friday that government investigators had started examining the cause of an explosion and fire aboard a Korean-operated vessel amid ...