5 World's Largest Accident

5 World's Largest Accident

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Terrible accident caused by human negligence or system often occur in Indonesia. But in other parts of the world, there are a number of devastating accidents that cause harm to hundreds of millions of dollars. The following 5 terdahsyat accident in the world:

1. Piper Alpha Oil Rig (The loss of U.S. $ 3.4 billion)

On July 6, 1988, there was a terrible accident on the Piper Alpha that killed 167 people and caused losses of U.S. $ 3.4 billion. This incident spilled 317 000 barrels of oil per day. The cause is due to the negligence of workers in the control of gas supplies around the drilling site. Two hours after the burst, there was an eruption of smoke up to 300 feet. Awesome!

5 World's Largest Accident

2. Challenger explosion (value loss of U.S. $ 5.5 billion)

On January 28, 1986, space shuttle Chalenger, destroyed in the air just 73 seconds after take off. The devastation caused by infiltration of gas to the outside of the aircraft, thus burdening the fuel tank. Ship repair cost was U.S. $ 2 billion in that year (projected to be U.S. $ 4.5 billion now). Special costs of investigation, problem correction, and replacement of equipment conducted during 1986-1987 to reach U.S. $ 450 million (currently about U.S. $ 1 billion).

 World's Largest Accident

3. Prestige Oil explosion (value loss of U.S. $ 12 billion)

On 13 November 2002, a special oil tanker, Prestige, carrying 77,000 tons of oil spilling. The cause is allegedly due to pressure on the captain of the ship related marine boundary earlier stops. Loss of U.S. $ 12 billion had emerged as the cost of cleanup of oil spill earlier.

5 World's Largest Accident

4. Shuttle blasts space shuttle, Columbia ($ 13 billion loss of value)

On February 1, 2003, space shuttle Columbia exploded after trying to get back to Texas after sliding the previous 16 days. The plane itself is made at a cost of U.S. $ 6.3 billion in 1978, but now increased to U.S. $ 6.3 billion. The cost of accident investigation itself when it reached U.S. $ 300 million, so the actual total accumulated losses of U.S. $ 13 billion.

5 World's Largest Accident

5. Chernobyl (The loss of $ 200 billion)

This terdahsyat accident in history! On 26 April 1986, the chemical accident in the Ukraine, which makes 200,000 people were evacuated. The death toll estimated to reach 125,000 people! Therefore, the total cost for cleaning, rehabilitation, including restitution estimated at $ 200 billion. The cost to make a nuclear shelter that had just reached $ 2 billion. (**)

5 World's Largest Accident

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