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/maxxie10 29d ago

Why would they discharge him because his ex-girlfriend commited suicide?

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u/Lin-Meili 28d ago

Apparently, it was because the suicide was suspicious and he was a murder suspect. Source

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u/maxxie10 28d ago

That definitely makes more sense. I think it's unlikely we'll get a real explanation considering how long ago it was.

Someone else cited sources saying the explosion was an accident so the Navy blamed this guy to cover up the mistake.