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.

North Korea said Friday it has successfully put in an upright position a warship that was partially capsized during a launch ceremony last month, and launched it.