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North Korean authorities are working to stabilize a 5,000-ton warship that partially capsized at the Chongjin Shipyard during its launch on May 22 The second Choi Hyun class frigate, rolled over and partially sank after an early launch mishap which the North Korean leader condemned as “a criminal act”New satellite imagery shows the vessel still covered with blue tarps, now tethered to the dock with two steel cablesNorth Korean state media reported that seawater is being pumped from the flooded chambers, a process that could alter the vessel’s balance requiring stabilizing measures 0:00 INTRO 1:41 OFFICIALS DOWNPLAY DAMAGE, CLAIM ‘10 DAY RECOVERY’ 3:13 INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY TO DEAL WITH “IRRESPONSIBILITY” n18oc_world n18oc_crux
