We all make mistakes.
But it's not often those mistakes cost more than the entire GDP of a small country. Luxury yachts capsizing, private planes crashing, and military jets colliding in the air are just a few ways some clumsy folks have instantly lost millions. There was even a 327 million dollar satellite that NASA just straight up lost.
Check out some of the most expensive blunders in human history.
1
Amoco Cadiz Oil Spill
In 1978, an oil tanker ran aground off the coast of France
2
An accident in which 14 cars, including luxury sports cars such as Ferrari, Benz and Lamborghini, were wrecked in Japan
December, 2011
3
RMS Queen Elizabeth Fire and Capsize
In 1972, the famous ocean liner caught fire and sank while being converted into a floating university. Estimated cost of 200 million dollars
4
Love Canal Chemical Disaster
In 1978, toxic waste dumped beneath a neighborhood caused massive contamination and evacuations, estimated cost of 1 billion dollars
5
2008 the B-2 Bomber "Spirit of Kansas" crashed in Guam
Estimated cost of 1.4 billion dollars
6
Hughes XF-11 Crash
Howard Hughes crashed his prototype spy plane during a test flight over Los Angeles, estimated cost of 500 million dollars
7
NASA Mars Climate Orbiter Loss
In 1999, a probe was lost due to a metric error, estimated cost of 327 million dollars
8
Graniteville train crash of 2005
Estimated cost of 500 million dollars
9
The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, 2010
Estimated to have a lost over 65 billion dollars
10
Texas pawn loan company jet crash in Honduras
All passengers survived, estimated cost of 2 million dollars
11
Luxury yacht capsize
Off the coast of Greece
12
Fukushima Disaster
In 2011, an earthquake and tsunami triggered a nuclear meltdown in Japan. Estimated cost of 210 billion dollars
13
Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Wreck
In 2012, a cruise ship off the coast of Italy capsized, and had to be salvaged in a record-setting operation.
14
Russian MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jets collide
1993
15
Sleipner A Offshore Platform Collapse
In 1991, a concrete offshore platform sank during construction due to design flaw. Estimated cost of 700 million dollars
