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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/VoidOfEndlessDark on 2025-07-20 02:33:47+00:00.

Original Title: TIL About the Laconia Incident where a German U-Boat sunk the RMS Laconia, a British passenger liner. When it was rescuing survivors and towing them to a French handover, it was attacked by a US B-24 and led to the Kriegsmarine no longer assisting ships they sunk for the rest of the war.