North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a second launch ceremony for a warship that capsized during its debut in May. State media says the destroyer was salvaged and relaunched, though analysts question its combat readiness.
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00:00North Korean state media says leader Kim Jong-un has attended a second launch ceremony for a warship that capsized in May.
00:08Weeks earlier, the Choi-Hyung-class destroyer's bow became stuck during launch, causing the ship to flip and damaging its hull.
00:16The incident marked a rare public failure for the regime.
00:19North Korea now claims the vessel was righted, pumped dry, repaired and relaunched.
00:25But analysts are skeptical about the ship's operational readiness after being submerged for weeks.