North Korea’s efforts to strengthen its navy faced a big problem this week. The country’s second new naval destroyer was seriously damaged while being launched into the water. North Korea’s New Destroyer Faces a Major Accident During Launch This happened during an official ceremony on May 21,

In a rare public admission of failure, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un described the accident involving the 5,000-ton destroyer as a “criminal act.”

Kim vowed to punish those responsible for the “catastrophic failure” after the naval vessel partially capsized during a ceremony attended by the leader.