11 Most Expensive Catastrophes in History

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11 Most Expensive Catastrophes in History # 11. Titanic - $150 Million Click to Advance

# 10. Tanker Truck vs Bridge - $358 Million

# 9. MetroLink Crash - $500 Million

# 8. B-2 Bomber Crash - $1.4 Billion

# 7. Exxon Valdez - $2.5 Billion

# 6. Piper Alpha Oil Rig - $3.4 Billion

# 5. Challenger Explosion - $5.5 Billion

# 4. Prestige Oil Spill - $12 Billion

# 3. Space Shuttle Columbia - $13 Billion

# 2. Chernobyl - $200 Billion

# 1. 2008 Presidential Election $800 Billion in the first two months !!