10 vụ
tai nạn khốc liệt tốn hao nhất thế giới.
Top 10 Most Expensive
Accidents in History
Throughout history, humans have always been prone to
accidents. 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
Vụ chiếc thương thuyền zu lịch Titanic chìm cach dây dúng 100 năm
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).
#9. Tanker Truck vs Bridge
$358 Million
Vụ xe bồn chứa xăng dụng cầu bên Dức..
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.
#8. MetroLink Crash
$500 Million
Vụ xe lữa chỡ hành khách dụng xe lữa
chỡ hàng hóa ỡ CA..
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.
#7. B-2 Bomber Crash
$1.4 Billion
Vụ máy fáo
dài bay B-2 tàng hình rơi zo kỹ thuật ỡ bên
dão Guam
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.
#6. Exxon Valdez
$2.5 Billion
Vụ tàu chỡ zầu lữa tên Exxon
Valdez bị dụng vào dão ngầm san hô làm ô nhiễm môi trường vì số lượng zầu thô lớn lao thoát ra.
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.
#5. Piper Alpha Oil Rig
$3.4 Billion
Vụ zàn khoan zầu Alpha Oil bị tai nạn lớn lao, thoát một số lượng zầu thô khỗng lồ và gây chết chóc cho 137
công nhân
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.
#4. Challenger Explosion
$5.5 Billion
Fi thuyền con thoi Challenger
(1986) tai nạn vì dã xữ zụng vòng xoắn sai ..
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).
#3. Prestige Oil Spill
$12 Billion
Vụ tai nạn tàu chỡ zầu thô Prestige bị vỡ/gãy làm 2 gây ô nhiễm môi sinh trong cơn bão ..
On November 13, 2002, the
Prestige oil tanker was carrying 77,000 tons of heavy fuel 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.
oil
#2. Space Shuttle Columbia
$13 Billion
Vụ fi thuyền con thoi Columbia nỗ khi fi thuyền
trỡ lại Trái Đất
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.
#1. Chernobyl
$200 Billion
Vụ lò nguyên tữ ỡ Chernobyl ỡ Nga sô gặp tai nạn và thoát fóng xạ ..
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.
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