Stories Tagged ‘Accidents History’

Challenger Explosion – $5.5 Billion

Challenger Explosion 5.5Billion

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 Read full story…

Piper Alpha Oil Rig – $3.4 Billion

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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 Read full story…

Exxon Valdez – $2.5 Billion

Exxon Valdez 2.5 Billion

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, Read full story…

B-2 Bomber Crash – $1.4 Billion

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 Read full story…

MetroLink Crash – $500 Million

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 Read full story…

Tanker Truck vs Bridge – $358 Million

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 Read full story…

Top 10 Most Expensive Accidents in History

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 Read full story…

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