An Australian guy wanted to make his wedding proposal special. So he borrowed a 20m boat from a friend and took his girlfriend on a romantic cruise. To make the story short; the boat caught fire and sank. And so did the engagement ring. I hope they’re not superstitious.

Original story:

Boat fire quashes marriage proposal
An Australian’s plans for a romantic marriage proposal aboard a motor yacht went badly wrong when the boat went up in flames. Nathan Smith had borrowed the 20m boat from a friend in order to take his girlfriend on a cruise around Port Phillip Bay near Melbourne.

But shortly before he could pop the question, a fire started in the boat’s galley and quickly spread out of control. The couple abandoned ship and were rescued unharmed, but the boat sank, taking the engagement ring with it to the bottom.