
Peter Makowsky
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3 weeks ago |
38north.org | Martyn Williams |Peter Makowsky |Iliana Ragnone
North Korea’s capsized second Choe Hyun Class destroyer was finally launched on Thursday after it was returned to an upright position earlier this week. Commercial satellite imagery from June 5 shows the vessel floating in the harbor at Chongjin Port. The ship was launched Thursday afternoon. An image taken at 11:32 AM KST shows the ship upright with its bow still stationed on the quay. A subsequent image taken just after 3 PM KST shows the ship floating in the harbor.
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3 weeks ago |
38north.org | Iliana Ragnone |Martyn Williams |Peter Makowsky |Jack J. Liu
Military Affairs, Satellite Imagery Kim Jong Un’s instructions to restore its capsized Choe Hyun Class destroyer before the end of June have been met with skepticism. Commercial satellite imagery shows workers at the port in Chongjin have taken a significant step towards that goal. Imagery from June 2 shows the warship in the upright position for the first time since the accident on May 21.
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3 weeks ago |
38north.org | Martyn Williams |Peter Makowsky
Commercial satellite imagery indicates work on the first road bridge between North Korea and Russia is rapidly progressing. On the North Korean side of the crossing, preparations for the abutments, the road sections immediately on either side of a bridge, are underway. So far, seven footings for the west-side abutment have been installed. Similar work has not yet started on the Russian side abutments, but work to grade the road leading to the bridge crossing point has started.
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1 month ago |
38north.org | Martyn Williams |Peter Makowsky
Satellite Imagery North Korea is preparing to launch its second new naval destroyer, nearly three weeks after the Choe Hyon Class destroyer was launched at Nampho Shipyard in late April. Commercial satellite imagery of the Chongjin Shipyard indicates the vessel, appearing to also be a Choe Hyon Class destroyer, began to be moved along the quay from a construction position on May 14, and parked in a launching position on May 15.
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1 month ago |
38north.org | Martyn Williams |Peter Makowsky
New construction is underway at Chongjin Port that looks to refresh a large part of the shipyard. Chongjin has traditionally been associated with fishing, but site improvements and a recent visit by Kim Jong Un to inspect a new warship, indicate the port could be taking on a more important role in military warship production.
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