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11 Most Expensive Catastrophes in History
# 11. Titanic - $150 Million
April 15, 1912, the Titanic sank on its maiden voyage and was considered to be the most luxurious ocean liner ever built. The ship cost $7 million to build ($150 million in today's dollars).
# 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 . Temporary repairs cost $40 million and the cost to replace the bridge was $318 Million.
#9. MetroLink Crash - $500 Million
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 . Wrongful death lawsuits are expected to cause $500 million in losses for Metrolink.
# 8. B-2 Bomber Crash - $1.4 Billion
Guam, February 23, 2008. Investigators blamed distorted data in the flight control computers caused by moisture in the system.
# 7. Exxon Valdez - $2.5 Billion
March 24, 1989, 10.8 million gallons of oil was spilled when Captain Joseph Hazelwood, left the controls and the ship crashed into a Reef.
# 6. Piper Alpha Oil Rig - $3.4 Billion
# 5. Challenger Explosion - $5.5 Billion
# 4. Prestige Oil Spill - $12 Billion