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Top 10 Most Expensive Disasters in History
# 10. Tanker Truck vs Bridge - $358 Million
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 Autobahn resulting in a huge explosion and fire which destroyed the load-bearing ability of the bridge. Temporary repairs cost $40 million and the cost to replace the bridge is estimated at $318 Million  # 9. MetroLink Crash - $500 Million 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 . It is thought that the Metrolink train may have run through a red signal while the conductor was busy text messaging.. Wrongful death lawsuits are expected to cause $500 million in losses for Metrolink.  # 8. B-2 Bomber Crash - $1.4 Billion 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, 2008. Investigators blamed distorted data in the flight control computers caused by moisture in the system. This resulted in the aircraft making a sudden nose-up move which made the B-2 stall and crash. This was 1 of only 21 ever built and was the most expensive aviation accident in history. Both pilots were able to eject to safety.  # 7. Exxon Valdez - $2.5 Billion 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 (accessible only by helicopter and boat). On March 24, 1989, 10.8 million gallons of oil was spilled when the ship ' s master, Joseph Hazelwood, left the controls and the ship crashed into a Reef. The cleanup cost Exxon $2.5 billion  # 6. Piper Alpha Oil Rig - $3.4 Billion The world ' s worst off-shore oil disaster. At one time, it was the world ' s single largest oil producer, spewing out 317,000 barrels of oil per day. On July 6, 1988, as part of routine maintenance, technicians removed and checked safety valves which were essential in preventing dangerous build-up of liquid gas. There were 100 identical safety valves which were checked. Unfortunately, the technicians made a mistake and forgot to replace one of them. At 10 PM that same night, a technician pressed a start button for the liquid gas pumps and the world ' s most expensive oil rig accident was set in motion. Within 2 hours, the 300 foot platform was engulfed in flames. It eventually collapsed, killing 167 workers and resulting in $3.4 Billion in damages.  # 5. Challenger Explosion - $5.5 Billion 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 gas to reach the outside. This in turn caused the external tank to dump its payload of liquid hydrogen causing a massive explosion. The cost of replacing the Space Shuttle was $2 billion in 1986 ($4.5 billion in today ' s dollars). The cost of investigation, problem correction, and replacement of lost equipment cost $450 million from 1986-1987 ($1 Billion in today's dollars).  # 4. Prestige Oil Spill - $12 Billion On November 13, 2002, the Prestige oil tanker was carrying 77,000 tons of heavy fuel oil when one of its twelve tanks burst during a storm off Galicia , Spain . Fearing that the ship would sink, the captain called for help from Spanish rescue workers, expecting them to take the ship into harbor. However, pressure from local authorities forced the captain to steer the ship away from the coast. The captain tried to get help from the French and Portuguese authorities, but they too ordered the ship away from their shores. The storm eventually took its toll on the ship resulting in the tanker splitting in half and releasing 20 million gallons oil into the sea. According to a report by the Pontevedra Economist Board, the total cleanup cost $12 billion.  # 3. Space Shuttle Columbia - $13 Billion The Space Shuttle Columbia was the first space worthy shuttle in NASA ' s orbital fleet. It was destroyed during re-entry over Texas on February 1, 2003 after a hole was punctured in one of the wings during launch 16 days earlier. The original cost of the shuttle was $2 Billion in 1978. That comes out to $6.3 Billion in today ' s dollars. $500 million was spent on the investigation, making it the costliest aircraft accident investigation in history. The search and recovery of debris cost $300 million. In the end, the total cost of the accident (not including replacement of the shuttle) came out to $13 Billion according to the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics  # 2. Chernobyl - $200 Billion On April 26, 1986, the world witnessed the costliest accident in history. The Chernobyl disaster has been called the biggest socio-economic catastrophe in peacetime history. 50% of the area of Ukraine is in some way contaminated. Over 200,000 people had to be evacuated and resettled while 1.7 million people were directly affected by the disaster. The death toll attributed to Chernobyl , including people who died from cancer years later, is estimated at 125,000. The total costs including cleanup, resettlement, and compensation to victims has been estimated to be roughly $200 Billion. The cost of a new steel shelter for the Chernobyl nuclear plant will cost $2 billion alone. The accident was officially attributed to power plant operators who violated plant procedures and were ignorant of the safety requirements needed.  # 1. 2008 Presidential Election- $800 Billion + in the first two months???..  
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03-07-2009, 10:32 AM
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So Fucking What
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03-07-2009, 10:34 AM
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Must say I didn't expect the number 10 ;)
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Good thread.
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03-08-2009, 02:49 PM
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yea, wrong president, how about bush dumb ass
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funny thread....
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where's fuckin' G. W. Bush on that list!?!?!?
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Hahahah yes
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03-08-2009, 05:14 PM
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Hello world!
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Good read, I didn't see #1 coming. lol.
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True, so True..
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Nethorse would be the first in line to collect his part of the stimulus bill. total hypocrite.
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Bush fucked everyone and the reason the economy is the way it is. His policies which were lack to say the list were the reason no one watched the banking system or the companies involved in this mess which allowed them to do as they wish cash good ollllllll George was in power and they didn't have to worry about rules and regulations. Fuck the SEC even knew about Bernard madoff and they didn't do anything about that.
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$800B to clean up his predecessor's messes.
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It's funny how everybody is missing GWB, the favorite whipping boy of the left.
In reality... 50 years of misguided big government social programs courtesy of big spending legislators (primarily Democrats) produced the current mess, but Obama sure isn't helping things. Obama is a carnival barker for the left, for sure.
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 The Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen 20 percent since Inauguration Day, the fastest drop under a newly elected president in at least 90 years. More than $1.6 trillion has been erased from U.S. equities since Jan. 20 as mounting bank losses and rising unemployment convinced investors the recession is getting worse. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...d=aGJ_.gr_awkY Blame it on Bush if ya want, but in the end Obama will put us in a far worse position than we could have ever imagined Bush being responsible for. $32 billion to expand coverage for the children of low-income workers $19 billion to speed the adoption of computerized health records $1.1 Billion for Weather proofing houses $1 billion dollars on repairs for Marine 1 $78 Million dollars on an Antartic Ice Breaker That's just a portion of the ridiculousness of the signed stimulus package.  "Obama has called on Congress to send him a health care reform bill this year bringing the uninsured into a costly system. Experts say the cost could easily exceed $1 trillion over 10 years, a figure that the Obama administration does not dispute." Lets spend billions of tax payer money to cater to the unfortunate who don't pay taxes, don't work or stimulate the economy whatsoever. The perfect plan when our economy is in it's current shape. Criticize Obama? NEVER!! Obama is the messiah!!
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nice list
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03-09-2009, 06:17 AM
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this thread sucks
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Damn, this is a huge amount of money!!
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made me chuckle, good stuff
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Thanks for the edit Azoy. The only thing that needs to be updated is a few zeros after the $$ amount of damage the bush admin caused.
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This thread is win.
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The Iraq War Will Cost Us $3 Trillion, and Much More
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How much did the September 11 terrorist attack cost America?
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wtf - is this the new official uniform for Wal-mart greeters now?? Good thread!! lol
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W didnt make the list because we cant put a valuation on the money he cost
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an interesting list
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