North Korea has righted a naval ship that capsized and was damaged during a botched launch in May, restoring its balance and mooring it to a pier, state media confirmed. The launch failure was an embarrassment for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un,

North Korea has successfully refloated a new destroyer that capsized upon launch last month, with state media reporting the damaged vessel will be moved to a dry dock in a different shipyard for repairs.

A North Korean naval destroyer damaged in a botched launch last month is now upright and moored at a pier, state media said Friday. Pyongyang has said "a serious