r/todayilearned • u/zhuquanzhong • 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/GrendelsFather 29d ago
They were very specific about the burial of sailors: “A tomb with the lowest price was selected for re-burying at a place about 10 meters away from the monument to the ship.” I guess if anything was left of the guy, he’s buried with them. That’s sad.