Satellite images show damaged North Korean warship moved to a port for repair, report says
SEOUL, June 10 (Reuters) - A North Korean stricken destroyer that partially capsized during a botched launching ceremony has arrived at a ship repair factory, a Washington think tank said.
The destroyer that suffered a failed launch was moved to the graving dock at Rajin Dockyard, also known as Rajin Ship Repair Factory, by June 8, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) said based on satellite imagery.
State media reported on Friday that experts would examine the hull for the next stage of restorations, to be carried out at Rajin Dockyard for 7-10 days.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who witnessed the failed launch of the destroyer, called the accident a "criminal act".
Since the accident in May, North Korea has said it detained several officials, and Kim ordered the ship restored before a ruling party meeting this month.
The Rajin shipyard, located near the Russian border, has produced many of North Korea's larger warships for decades, CSIS said.
"Once any critical repairs or restoration work are completed, the vessel will likely be transferred to the shipyard's fitting out dock, where its weapons and other systems will be installed and subsequently commissioned," the think tank said in a report.
The ship lay on its side in the water after the botched launch, but it was pulled upright, according to U.S. researchers and the South Korean military.
The 5,000-ton destroyers launched by North Korea this year are the country's largest warships yet, part of leader Kim's push to upgrade its naval power with vessels capable of carrying and launching dozens of missiles.
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