Mistakes That Cost These Businesses A Ton Of Money

Published on 10/23/2020
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The Yacht Of A Saudi Prince Capsizes

For a Saudi prince, nothing can be too fancy. A case in point this luxury 70-meter yacht. However, even princes can’t avoid tragedy. This $65 million dollar yacht was en route to a Greek yard for maintenance when the entire thing keeled over into the ocean. Thankfully, the luxury liner was retrieve successfully from the deep by workers and repairs started in March 2020. The cost to bring the yacht back up to standard is unclear, but it’s probably somewhere near the $30 million mark.

The Yacht Of A Saudi Prince Capsizes

The Yacht Of A Saudi Prince Capsizes

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Landslide On The Highway

In 2010, disaster struck in Taiwan when a monumental landslide happened near Highway 3 and completely decimated the highway. It took more than a month to clear the highway, with 100 trucks and 50 excavators pulling away at the mess. The disaster cost the government over $20 million. Local news reported that the highway and the area around it were covered with more than 210,000 cubic meters of debris after the disaster.

Landslide On The Highway

Landslide On The Highway

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