{"id":2443894,"date":"2025-06-06T12:32:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T16:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-corrects-disastrous-naval-destroyer-with-balloons\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T12:34:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T16:34:15","slug":"north-korea-corrects-disastrous-naval-destroyer-with-balloons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-corrects-disastrous-naval-destroyer-with-balloons\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea corrects disastrous naval destroyer with balloons"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnorth-korea-corrects-disastrous-naval-destroyer-with-balloons%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2443894&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses North Korea&#8217;s efforts to repair a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-military-makes-biggest-expansion-into-europe-in-decades\/\" title=\"U.S. Military Makes Biggest Expansion Into Europe In Decades\">naval destroyer<\/a> that was rendered inoperable after a failed deployment. Following Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un&#8217;s urgent demand for rectification, the North Korean military used manpower and industrial balloons to manually right the ship, which had been left listing after an incident. North Korean engineers are reportedly set to undertake the next phase of restoration at a dry dock facility, aiming to complete repairs within 7 to 10 days. Kim expressed frustration over the initial mishap, deeming it a severe accident due to carelessness. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >related political context<\/a>, newly elected South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has indicated intentions to foster a more peaceful relationship with North Korea while maintaining strong defense strategies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">North Korea corrects disastrous naval destroyer with balloons and manpower<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2140684\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>What <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">North Korea<\/a> lacks in technology, it makes up for in raw manpower and balloons.<\/p>\n<p>The hermetic nation&rsquo;s engineers appear to have followed through on Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un&rsquo;s urgent demand to correct a listing naval destroyer that suffered a botched deployment last month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3429209\/future-of-palestinian-movement-israel-hamas-gaza\/\">The future of the Palestinian movement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3431676\/houthis-truce-strategic-mistake-shipping-routes-red-sea\/\">The Houthis truce is a strategic mistake<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3433498\/russia-airstrike-ukraine\/\">Russia launches airstrike on Ukraine with &#8216;over 400 drones and more than 40 missiles&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>A malfunction of the launch slide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3419453\/kim-jong-un-furious-failed-launch-north-korean-warship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">damaged the bottom of the ship<\/a> and rendered it completely inoperable, listing just meters from the dock.<\/p>\n<p>In a bid to get the destroyer back into operation by the end of June &mdash; a formidable deadline set by the Kim &mdash; dozens of North Korean personnel were deployed to manually pull the ship upright with tethers, according to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.38north.org\/2025\/06\/quick-take-chongjin-destroyer-returned-upright\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>38 North<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows a refloated North Korean destroyer after it suffered a failed launch while it was being put to sea in Chongjin, North Korea, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Additionally, a series of industrial balloons were set up and released on one side of the ship to help raise its listing end.<\/p>\n<p>It was an impressive feat for a nation far <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3395986\/north-korea-kim-observes-missile-testing-from-destroyer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">behind most developed countries<\/a> in technology and resources.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After going through the re-examination of the overall condition of the hull by experts group the destroyer will be put into the next stage restoration,&rdquo;<em> Voice of Korea<\/em>, a state media outlet, reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Kim regime announced that the &ldquo;elaborate restoration of next stage&rdquo; will be undertaken at a &ldquo;dry dock of the Rajin Ship Repair Factory and its duration is expected to be between 7 and 10 days.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Jo Chun Ryong, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers&rsquo; Party of Korea, is overseeing the repairs and promised that &ldquo;full restoration of the ship will be concluded without fail before the convention of the Twelfth Plenary Meeting of the Eighth Party Central Committee&rdquo; at the end of the month.<\/p>\n<p>The enthusiasm for the restoration was driven in no small part by <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kim-jong-un\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kim<\/a>&lsquo;s severe reaction to the botched debut. The supreme leader was in attendance when the ship was initially damaged.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un made [a] stern assessment, saying that it was a serious accident and criminal act caused by absolute carelessness, irresponsibility and unscientific empiricism which is out of the bounds of possibility and could not be tolerated,&rdquo; <em>KCNA<\/em>, another state media outlet, reported after the accident.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Maxar satellite imagery reveals the latest view of the crippled destroyer at Hambuk Shipyard. The ship remains unmoved and heavily obscured with blue tarps, as personnel and cranes gather nearby, suggesting salvage or damage assessment efforts. (Please use: Satellite image (c) 2025 Maxar Technologies.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>South Korean Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3429484\/lee-jae-myung-wins-south-korea-election-replace-deposed-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">won the country&rsquo;s presidential election<\/a> this week and made an overture to its northern neighbor.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3422481\/north-korea-trump-golden-dome-criticism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">NORTH KOREA WARNS TRUMP&rsquo;S GOLDEN DOME IS &lsquo;AN OUTER SPACE NUCLEAR WAR SCENARIO&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will work to build a peaceful and stable Korean Peninsula where coexistence is possible,&rdquo; Lee said in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brian-kemp-wins-re-election-in-georgia-governors-race-defeating-stacey-abrams\/\" title=\"Brian Kemp Wins Re-Election in Georgia Governor...s Race, Defeating Stacey Abrams\">post-election speech<\/a>. &ldquo;While firmly exercising deterrence against the North through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-vowed-to-elect-more-women-they-did-just-that\/\" title=\"Republicans Vowed To Elect More Women...They Did Just That\">strong national defense<\/a>, I believe it is better to win without fighting than to win through fighting &mdash; and better still to create a peace where fighting isn&rsquo;t necessary at all.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Lee made clear that he is pursuing a more stable and amicable relationship with North Korea and China, much to the outrage of some South Korean politicians who see such a prospect as a threat to the nation&rsquo;s ties with the United States.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2140684\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2140684\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korea uses manpower and balloons to fix a damaged destroyer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2443895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AP25157146193222.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[17521,4505,54138,32109],"class_list":["post-2443894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-balloons","tag-military","tag-naval-destroyer","tag-north-korea"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AP25157146193222.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2443894"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2443898,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443894\/revisions\/2443898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2443895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2443894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2443894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2443894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}