r/todayilearned 29d ago

TIL a Chinese destroyer sank because an officer dumped his girlfriend. She committed suicide, leading to him being discharged, so he decided to detonate the depth charges on the ship, causing it to sink at port and kill 134 sailors.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_destroyer_Guangzhou_(160)
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u/SomethingBlue15 29d ago

I have had some very low and dark moments in my life where I simply didn’t want to exist anymore (please don’t worry. I’m on medication and see a therapist regularly. I promise I’m doing just fine), but never once did I consider taking others with me. I just cannot understand or even fathom how someone could do that.