USS Scorpion Submarine Disaster
USS Scorpion (SSN-589) was a Skipjack-class nuclear submarine of the United States Navy and the sixth vessel of the U.S.
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Disasters
Johnstown Dam Disaster
The Johnstown Flood (locally, the Great Flood of 1889) occurred on May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the
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K-129 Submarine Disaster
K-129 was a Project 629A diesel-electric powered submarine of the Soviet Pacific Fleet, one of six Project 629 strategic ballistic
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USS Thresher Submarine Disaster
The second USS Thresher (SSN-593) was the lead boat of her class of nuclear-powered attack submarines in the United States
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster
The 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge, the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge, was a suspension bridge in the U.S. state of Washington
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Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was an extremely destructive and deadly Category 5 hurricane that caused catastrophic damage along the Gulf coast from
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USS Forrestal Aircraft Carrier Disaster
USS Forrestal (CV-59), was a supercarrier named after the first Secretary of Defense James Forrestal. Commissioned in 1955, she was
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BP’s Texas City Refinery Disaster
The Texas City Refinery explosion occurred on March 23, 2005, when a hydrocarbon vapor cloud was ignited and violently exploded
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Hawaii Island Volcanoes
The fifteen volcanoes that make up the eight principal islands of Hawaii are the youngest in a chain of more
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Cypress Street Viaduct Disaster
The Cypress Street Viaduct, often referred to as the Cypress Structure, was a 1.6 mile long, raised two-tier, multi-lane (four
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Baldwin Hills Dam Disaster
The Baldwin Hills Dam disaster occurred on December 14, 1963, when the dam containing the Baldwin Hills Reservoir suffered a
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Schoharie Creek Bridge Disaster
The Schoharie Creek Bridge was a New York State Thruway bridge over the Schoharie Creek near Fort Hunter and the
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USS Cochino Submarine Disaster
USS Cochino (SS-345), a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the
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Dams Disasters
A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or slows down the flow, often creating a reservoir,
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Lacey V. Murrow Bridge Disaster
The Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge is one of the Interstate 90 floating bridges that carries the eastbound lanes of
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Cline Avenue Bridge Disaster
State Road 912 (SR 912), known along its entire length as Cline Avenue, is a freeway north of the combined
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Val di Stava dam Disaster
The Val di Stava Dam collapse occurred on 19 July 1985, when two tailings dams above the village of Stava,
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St. Francis Dam Disaster
The St. Francis Dam was a curved concrete gravity dam, built to create a large regulating and storage reservoir for
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Krakatoa Volcanic Eruption
The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa in the Dutch East Indonesia began in the afternoon of Sunday, 26 August 1883, and
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Mianus River Bridge Disaster
The Mianus River Bridge is a span that carries Interstate 95 over the Mianus River in the Cos Cob section
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Buffalo Creek Dam Disaster
The Buffalo Creek flood was a disaster that occurred on February 26, 1972, when the Pittston Coal Company’s coal slurry
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White Sea-Baltic Canal Disaster
The White Sea–Baltic Canal, often abbreviated to White Sea Canal (Belomorkanal) is a ship canal in Russia opened on 2
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Point Pleasant Bridge Disaster
The Point Pleasant Bridge (Silver Bridge) was an eyebar-chain suspension bridge built in 1928 and named for the color of
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Yellowstone Eruption Disaster
The last full-scale eruption of the Yellowstone Supervolcano, the Lava Creek eruption which happened approximately 640,000 years ago, ejected approximately
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Teton Dam Disaster
The Teton Dam was an earthen dam on the Teton River in Idaho, United States. It was built by the
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Kursk Submarine Disaster
The Kursk submarine disaster, the sinking of the nuclear-powered Oscar-class submarine Kursk, took place during the first major Russian naval
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