North Korea's Kim slams 'serious accident' at warship launch

[eharding]

BBC : North Korea's Kim slams 'serious accident' at warship launch

The BBC said:

State media reports did not mention any casualties or injuries as a result of the incident.

I rather think there will be a number of casualties as a result of this, probably due to anti-aircraft guns being employed a point-blank range, given how pissed off Kim Jong Bunter is about it.

[normalbloke]

I await the post event satellite shots…

[abzmike]

I'm guessing it should be tied up alongside the dock, not flopped on it's side covered in bunting...

[ChevronB19]

abzmike said:

I'm guessing it should be tied up alongside the dock, not flopped on it's side covered in bunting...

That looks like a bit more than ‘tipped off balance’ as reports said.

[eharding]

ChevronB19 said:

abzmike said:

I'm guessing it should be tied up alongside the dock, not flopped on it's side covered in bunting...

That looks like a bit more than ‘tipped off balance’ as reports said.

Kim wants it all fixed, ship-shape and Bristol fashion by the Workers' Party Central Committee meeting in late June, and presumably has given some helpful motivational pep-talks to the officials responsible.

I wouldn't be surprised if they actually manage to do it, given how helpfully motivated those officials are likely to be.

[ScotHill]

abzmike said:

I'm guessing it should be tied up alongside the dock, not flopped on it's side covered in bunting...

Hey, please no kink shaming.

[Wills2]

Christ, heads will roll (actually not just figuratively)

[geeks]

Gonna be lots of people being very careless around open windows I expect

[J4CKO]

"Parts of the 5,000-ton destroyer's bottom were crushed"

And what of the ship ?

[Gecko1978]

Was this their new destroyer the BBC article reads like there are two new ships. Either way how does a ship in a dock just tip over

[Wheel Turned Out]

Could have been worse, Kim - the front could have fallen off.

[geeks]

J4CKO said:

"Parts of the 5,000-ton destroyer's bottom were crushed"

And what of the ship ?

Wheel Turned Out said:

Could have been worse, Kim - the front could have fallen off.

Was it made from cardboard or a cardboard derivative?

[Hoofy]

geeks said:

Gonna be lots of people being very careless around open windows I expect

I don't even think they worry about doing it. They will just be arrested and shot or have their heads chopped off. Anyone who thinks they're likely to take the blame should be looking at defecting to keep their heads attached to their shoulders. And probably take their family with them.

[Digger]

geeks said:

J4CKO said:

"Parts of the 5,000-ton destroyer's bottom were crushed"

And what of the ship ?

Wheel Turned Out said:

Could have been worse, Kim - the front could have fallen off.

Was it made from cardboard or a cardboard derivative?

Luckily, North Korea is outside the environment.

[acer12]

surprised this made the news, himself is usually pretty good with keeping this type of stuff under wraps

[Hereward]

acer12 said:

surprised this made the news, himself is usually pretty good with keeping this type of stuff under wraps

It is under wraps. Blue wraps.

[Jayzee]

They’ll buff that up and send it to the Russians

[gazza285]

I guess not all of the release mechanisms wanted to let go.

[Dogwatch]

Tricky these sideways launches - even I.K. Brunel had a problem shifting the Great Eastern into the Thames. There is a suggestion that in his case the two parts of the launching ramp were at different heights. Maybe Kim should check too.

[ChevronB19]

Dogwatch said:

Tricky these sideways launches - even I.K. Brunel had a problem shifting the Great Eastern into the Thames. There is a suggestion that in his case the two parts of the launching ramp were at different heights. Maybe Kim should check too.

Well as the leader, ultimately it is his fault.