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 …