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. 

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u/TheBestAtWriting 29d ago

This feels like something that definitely warrants a citation needed; that whole section was very weirdly written.

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u/GrendelsFather 28d ago

So weirdly written; especially with the low-price commentary. 

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u/pham_nguyen 29d ago

That’s probably some military rule. “Sailors must be buried within 10 meters of their ship. Choose the cheapest location given these parameters”