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<span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Chernobyl <span style="color: red;">$200 Billion</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCSbGHgN1_2pjqPBmCZIx6_msm1g46KBFzFMq-77XOEycawlpQJoOrP157M-jCcPD5ACojzeBC-wVodUe0QSAKO4Q27BcHtgggZXyJGSMsh6fbaJEYqijYZuCOkOdDjsdGZKzzsiFzhQN/s1600/1.+Chernobyl.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511646293352236402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCSbGHgN1_2pjqPBmCZIx6_msm1g46KBFzFMq-77XOEycawlpQJoOrP157M-jCcPD5ACojzeBC-wVodUe0QSAKO4Q27BcHtgggZXyJGSMsh6fbaJEYqijYZuCOkOdDjsdGZKzzsiFzhQN/s1600/1.+Chernobyl.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>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.</div>
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<span class="fullpost"><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Space Shuttle Columbia <span style="color: red;">$13 Billion</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="fullpost"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheW5E66f43J7Y7uxZ7u3C_QvG8b7BhF7yE5T4s7pxXQJs2v8phuLUOvU_TmY9MyMQLh6ub-JtCTFJiW5Av49_fbvfKtZTeAtao92DrbgGApcaoY_lBo4NFdFLIeiP-95Exz1Lm-xWYiULU/s1600/2.+Space+Shuttle+Columbia.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511646290191219042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheW5E66f43J7Y7uxZ7u3C_QvG8b7BhF7yE5T4s7pxXQJs2v8phuLUOvU_TmY9MyMQLh6ub-JtCTFJiW5Av49_fbvfKtZTeAtao92DrbgGApcaoY_lBo4NFdFLIeiP-95Exz1Lm-xWYiULU/s1600/2.+Space+Shuttle+Columbia.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>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.</span><br />
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<span class="fullpost">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.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Prestige Oil Spill <span style="color: red;">$12 Billion</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgODHwJYa_kE_kKS7S2HzS8g5o72hp4p5lIVEMDgU_AyDqZpMqod4sVuAlrnHi5ho3BV6yAaLgfnQP-zo6RC2hDoqwY26I7dTSJrn-Vkth8lp8Fbt6bUnV-wnHx_P8C1jE3WGt1bkf2U1n1/s1600/3.+Prestige+Oil+Spill.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511646277731269090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgODHwJYa_kE_kKS7S2HzS8g5o72hp4p5lIVEMDgU_AyDqZpMqod4sVuAlrnHi5ho3BV6yAaLgfnQP-zo6RC2hDoqwY26I7dTSJrn-Vkth8lp8Fbt6bUnV-wnHx_P8C1jE3WGt1bkf2U1n1/s1600/3.+Prestige+Oil+Spill.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>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.<br />
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According to a report by the Pontevedra Economist Board, the total cleanup cost $12 billion.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Challenger Explosion <span style="color: red;">$5.5 Billion</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-I08ixhmF2KKKt3C-lTT9gWm-TgsJBNB4nN5nZjUzSWl0uwWCsgZC9VJ9iwDGvk-K48PN0eaXnK-Tpw2QJYeqp2YYezBkszQ17FHWfqBoV7WL5EK196-h-NZT0aMY6vHWGKagEddv_l4/s1600/4.+Challenger+Explosion.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511646275349298162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-I08ixhmF2KKKt3C-lTT9gWm-TgsJBNB4nN5nZjUzSWl0uwWCsgZC9VJ9iwDGvk-K48PN0eaXnK-Tpw2QJYeqp2YYezBkszQ17FHWfqBoV7WL5EK196-h-NZT0aMY6vHWGKagEddv_l4/s1600/4.+Challenger+Explosion.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>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).</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Piper Alpha Oil Rig <span style="color: red;">$3.4 Billion</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhvGgBmCfTU4Tcx7kF40QwdJiZpPgAhBUtW1ptfd9HQ8335TWgzbbzhdzlcd_NU2RnZVktpJJU_geD4vfU_TeIrMALbR6V7vv6TZAl0UsN4NlYCYdrqIbDUN0L0QI4LiYwW8AKs7y_u0P/s1600/5.+Piper+Alpha+Oil+Rig.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511646262369095650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhvGgBmCfTU4Tcx7kF40QwdJiZpPgAhBUtW1ptfd9HQ8335TWgzbbzhdzlcd_NU2RnZVktpJJU_geD4vfU_TeIrMALbR6V7vv6TZAl0UsN4NlYCYdrqIbDUN0L0QI4LiYwW8AKs7y_u0P/s1600/5.+Piper+Alpha+Oil+Rig.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>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.<br />
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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.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">6. Exxon Valdez <span style="color: red;">$2.5 Billion</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAnutxWM60Xj-P2ASk-uULIuWamosf_jWAziYy7SyPTpvJ9mY1x4LuybVSOTXYogahFKRtH9Qfrl6DC-GFs3GYiGYRBTW7_fbhK2fQqcxudZ-UZ-yPMQt1X1R06WzW2Y6ze80-Wbb-cYR/s1600/6.+Exxon+Valdez.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511646139346884338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAnutxWM60Xj-P2ASk-uULIuWamosf_jWAziYy7SyPTpvJ9mY1x4LuybVSOTXYogahFKRtH9Qfrl6DC-GFs3GYiGYRBTW7_fbhK2fQqcxudZ-UZ-yPMQt1X1R06WzW2Y6ze80-Wbb-cYR/s1600/6.+Exxon+Valdez.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>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.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">7. B-2 Bomber Crash <span style="color: red;">$1.4 Billion</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoRuDtE6wy3YPlO1CehfyD1f3dx9yffYtIf570rIpo9rjtsTfuyRaUbw4sEF9T164oBaNw4RBDz4c58dRkdNEnzM4UIfV3WF7NO5tpxVp3zbTS82tKls5SzUe0VhwpGQc4WF4_pxUhtpXR/s1600/7.+B-2+Bomber+Crash.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511646126760318770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoRuDtE6wy3YPlO1CehfyD1f3dx9yffYtIf570rIpo9rjtsTfuyRaUbw4sEF9T164oBaNw4RBDz4c58dRkdNEnzM4UIfV3WF7NO5tpxVp3zbTS82tKls5SzUe0VhwpGQc4WF4_pxUhtpXR/s1600/7.+B-2+Bomber+Crash.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>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.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">8. MetroLink Crash <span style="color: red;">$500 Million</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3j15i1dZibwgjRPPWnGvCyfz-v4NuEHBEI5OjTktUAifzpk39erI5MBMzl7697Y7a7GXnlJ7_m9jzDz-qokrDyjhukuzzazM1TcH6UevTT5_O8HKuPvMIjjjplfR55G8RqvelbjyAhee_/s1600/8.+MetroLink+Crash.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511646123418132882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3j15i1dZibwgjRPPWnGvCyfz-v4NuEHBEI5OjTktUAifzpk39erI5MBMzl7697Y7a7GXnlJ7_m9jzDz-qokrDyjhukuzzazM1TcH6UevTT5_O8HKuPvMIjjjplfR55G8RqvelbjyAhee_/s1600/8.+MetroLink+Crash.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>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.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">9. Tanker Truck vs Bridge <span style="color: red;">$358 Million</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0T0PPHqA_CWUAbgMmQSbME2ItoaGxoL-LqJK2Exf-h3B7ryjhifsCY57sPNmlUnFrr8CRXhW6t7y_V9qZtiB0AAWMs1ImvOgApbdKotZR4Cnr13rKR138yHiGutxYCw1gfHZAC2C-me9/s1600/9.+Tanker+Truck+vs+Bridge.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511646113786684402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0T0PPHqA_CWUAbgMmQSbME2ItoaGxoL-LqJK2Exf-h3B7ryjhifsCY57sPNmlUnFrr8CRXhW6t7y_V9qZtiB0AAWMs1ImvOgApbdKotZR4Cnr13rKR138yHiGutxYCw1gfHZAC2C-me9/s1600/9.+Tanker+Truck+vs+Bridge.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>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.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">10. Titanic <span style="color: red;">$150 Million</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-OKwG87j4wXsqGzgotFwuPkLrkO06o3Z08B96gLqT1ubtLDdVOKOJ6pDMI0NSv_yQsT3VSdgi7axYBzZhoaO1Y1nnBktgwkDDZvFw4K6r-_Wj25BLFAUzLKN6AqQeldpW2rFiFwnP7FUT/s1600/10.+Titanic.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511646106925076930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-OKwG87j4wXsqGzgotFwuPkLrkO06o3Z08B96gLqT1ubtLDdVOKOJ6pDMI0NSv_yQsT3VSdgi7axYBzZhoaO1Y1nnBktgwkDDZvFw4K6r-_Wj25BLFAUzLKN6AqQeldpW2rFiFwnP7FUT/s1600/10.+Titanic.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>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 
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World Top 10 Most Expensive Accidents in History

1. Chernobyl $200 Billion On April 26, 1986, the world witnessed the costliest accident in history. The Chernobyl disaster has been...