Satellite images show North Korean vessel with pool and slides near Wonsan

Satellite imagery shows an approximately 80-metre leisure vessel at a facility in Wonsan, North Korea, with a large pool and multiple waterslides. The site also contains other recreational features, including a marina, villas and additional luxury vessels.

Imagery identified four sizable leisure craft at the facility. Their approximate lengths are 50, 55, 60 and 80 metres, making the largest vessel notably bigger than the others visible in the same area.

The biggest vessel has a pool that measures about 50 metres in length. The pool is divided into four lanes, according to satellite imagery analyzed by Radio Free Asia. Four round waterslides are also visible on the vessel.

The pool and slides are part of a larger multi-level structure on the boat. Commercial satellite imagery showed the vessel near Wonsan, while Planet Labs imagery documented its movement between Wonsan docks and nearby coastal locations.

The vessel was seen close to Kim Jong Un’s Wonsan villa in 2019. Separate imagery showed apparent work on the vessel’s pool and multi-storey structure at a Wonsan maintenance facility in April 2020.

The Wonsan site is presented in the imagery as a broad recreational complex rather than a simple docking area. Alongside the boats, it includes waterfront facilities, villas and other recreational spaces. The four vessels appear together in the same facility record, with the largest carrying the most prominent features identified in the available imagery.

The satellite images provide visual evidence of the vessel’s dimensions and onboard amenities, as well as its presence around Wonsan. They also connect the craft to earlier imagery showing maintenance work and a sighting near Kim Jong Un’s villa. The available research does not establish additional details about the vessel beyond those visible features and movements.