North Korea vows to arrest those responsible for failed ship launch

North Korea’s new naval destroyer (Maxar Technologies via AP)

North Korea said it began steps to investigate and arrest those responsible for the failed launch of its second naval destroyer after leader Kim Jong Un expressed fury over the incident that he said was caused by criminal negligence.

The 5,000-tonne-class warship was damaged when a transport cradle on the ship’s stern detached early during a launch ceremony at the northeastern port of Chongjin on Wednesday, state media said.