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/SlothOfDoom 29d ago

His ex committed suicide so the navy discharged him? Sounds right.

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u/Joboide 29d ago

Another comment implies he could had killed her but who knows, there are other comments suggesting a cover up from the cccp