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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WICKILEAKS" data-source="post: 9961558" data-attributes="member: 326944"> 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   undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually   results in harm, injury, damage, or loss". Our aim is to list the top 10   most expensive accidents in the history of the world as measured in dollars. This includes   property damage and expenses incurred related to the accident such as cleanup   and industry losses. Many of these accidents involve casualties which   obviously cannot be measured in dollar terms. Each life lost is priceless and   is not factored into the equation. Deliberate actions such as war or   terrorism and natural disasters do not qualify as accidents and therefore are   not included in this list.        #10. Titanic     $150 Million    The sinking of the Titanic is possibly the most famous accident   in the world. But it barely makes our list of top 10 most expensive. On April   15, 1912, the Titanic sank on its maiden voyage and was considered to be the   most luxurious ocean liner ever built. Over 1,500 people lost their lives   when the ship ran into an iceberg and sunk in frigid waters. The ship cost $7   million to build ($150 million in today's dollars). <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/nidokidos" target="_blank"><img src="http://f1301.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f548654%5fAEYmvs4AAC2uSSPgoQx3VH1dy68&pid=13&fid=Inbox&inline=1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>                                #9. 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.<a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/nidokidos" target="_blank"><img src="http://f1301.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f548654%5fAEYmvs4AAC2uSSPgoQx3VH1dy68&pid=6&fid=Inbox&inline=1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>                        #8. 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.         <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/nidokidos" target="_blank"><img src="http://f1301.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f548654%5fAEYmvs4AAC2uSSPgoQx3VH1dy68&pid=3&fid=Inbox&inline=1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>                    #7. 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.        <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/nidokidos" target="_blank"><img src="http://f1301.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f548654%5fAEYmvs4AAC2uSSPgoQx3VH1dy68&pid=2&fid=Inbox&inline=1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>    <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/nidokidos" target="_blank"><img src="http://f1301.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f548654%5fAEYmvs4AAC2uSSPgoQx3VH1dy68&pid=9&fid=Inbox&inline=1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>    The crash was captured on video. It shows one   B-2 Bomber successfully taking off followed by the B-2 Bomber which crashes.   The crash starts at 2:00            #6. 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.         <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/nidokidos" target="_blank"><img src="http://f1301.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f548654%5fAEYmvs4AAC2uSSPgoQx3VH1dy68&pid=11&fid=Inbox&inline=1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>                #5. 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.    <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/nidokidos" target="_blank"><img src="http://f1301.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f548654%5fAEYmvs4AAC2uSSPgoQx3VH1dy68&pid=4&fid=Inbox&inline=1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>                            #4. 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).        <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/nidokidos" target="_blank"><img src="http://f1301.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f548654%5fAEYmvs4AAC2uSSPgoQx3VH1dy68&pid=5&fid=Inbox&inline=1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>                    #3. 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 harbour. 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.     <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/nidokidos" target="_blank"><img src="http://f1301.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f548654%5fAEYmvs4AAC2uSSPgoQx3VH1dy68&pid=12&fid=Inbox&inline=1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>                                            #2. 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.             <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/nidokidos" target="_blank"><img src="http://f1301.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f548654%5fAEYmvs4AAC2uSSPgoQx3VH1dy68&pid=10&fid=Inbox&inline=1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>                                    #1. 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. </blockquote>

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