After Piper Alpha Oil Rig next in our countdown for the World’s Most Expensive Accident in History comes #4 Most Expensive Accident of Human History The Space Shuttle Challenger was destroyed 73 seconds after takeoff due on January 28, 1986 due to a faulty O-ring. It failed to seal one of the joints, allowing pressurized […]
After Exxon Valdez oil spill next in our countdown for the World’s Most Expensive Accident in History comes #5 Most Expensive Accidents of History The world’s worst off-shore oil disaster. At one time, it was the world’s single largest oil producer, spewing out 3,17,000 barrels of oil per day. On July 6, 1988, as part
After B-2 Bomber next in our countdown for the World’s Most Expensive Accident in History comes #6 Most Expensive Accidents in History The Exxon Valdez oil spill was not a large one in relation to the world’ s biggest oil spills, but it was a costly one due to the remote location of Prince William Sound
After #8 MetroLink next in our countdown for the World’s Most Expensive Accident in History comes #7 Most Expensive Accidents in History Here we have our first billion dollar accident (and we’re only #7 on the list). This B-2 stealth bomber crashed shortly after taking off from an air base in Guam on February 23,
After Tanker vs Bridge next in our countdown for the World’s Most Expensive Accident in History comes #8 Most Expensive Accidents in History On September 12, 2008, in what was one of the worst train crashes in California history, 25 people were killed when a Metrolink commuter train crashed head-on into a Union Pacific freight train in Los Angeles.
After Titanic next in our countdown for the World’s Most Expensive Accident in History comes #9 Most Expensive Accident in History On August 26, 2004, a car collided with a tanker truck containing 32,000 liters of fuel on the Wiehltal Bridge in Germany . The tanker crashed through the guardrail and fell 90 feet off the A4
Throughout history, humans have always been prone to accidents. Some, such as the exotic car crashes seen on this page, can be very expensive. But that’ s trivial compared to the truly expensive accidents. An accident is defined as “an undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage, or