/r/CatastrophicFailure
Videos, gifs, or aftermath photos of machinery, structures, or devices that have failed catastrophically during operation.
Videos, gifs, articles, or aftermath photos of machinery, structures, or devices that have failed catastrophically during operation, destructive testing, and other disasters.
Catastrophic Failure refers to the sudden and complete destruction of an object or structure, from massive bridges and cranes, all the way down to small objects being destructively tested or breaking.
Posting Rules
- No joke submissions/memes
- Titles must only be informative/descriptive and include a date, do not editorialize
- Avoid posting mundane/every day occurrences like car accidents
- No compilations or montages
- Always be respectful
- If the only notable thing in your submission is injury/death, it belongs in another subreddit
Flair Rules
- If your submission depicts people dying, you must apply the "Visible Fatalities" flair to your post and tag it "NSFW"
- If your submission depicts people visibly being seriously injured, you must apply the "Visible Injuries" flair to your post and tag it "NSFW"
- If your submission depicts a situation where people were killed, but those people are not directly visible you must apply the "Fatalities" flair to your post (eg. the Hindenburg Disaster, or a plane crash)
- If your submission does not require one of those tags, you should pick any of the other flairs to describe what type of failure occurred
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Magnetic crane fails to uplift load, load falls and crashes a worker. China, 24 February 2024
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Lukla airport plane crash into two helicopters - 14/04/2019
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Timeline Breakdown of Minutes Leading up to The Baltimore Bridge Collapse 3/26/2024
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Cirrus SR22-T crashes in Duxford (3/26/24)
A Cirrus SR22T had an accident while performing touch and goes at Duxford Airfield. They made two successful touch and goes, and during the third touch and go the aircraft had bounced twice according to eyewitnesses.The aircraft had seemed to stall. The one sole occupant presumably the owner of the aircraft has unfortunately passed away.
15:03 UTC
AlS Track of vessel Dali leaving port of Baltimore and crashing into Key Bridge - 26.03.2024
10:14 UTC
Kid catches video of smoke aftermath of plastic storage fire. Richmond, Indiana. 4/11/23
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Floor suddenly collapsing as man doing his shopping in China 23/3/24
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3/26/24 - Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse, Baltimore MD - Longer Video With Vessel Movement Before Impact.
On 3/26/24 at approximately 1:31AM, the MV DALI, a container vessel, struck one of the center pillars of the Key Bridge, resulting in collapse. There has been at least 4 confirmed lost souls found submerged in a truck, with an estimated 20 total victims. At least seven of those victims were an overnight construction crew working with cement. Police and Fire rescue crews are actively using a combination of boats and helicopters utilizing night vision and thermal imaging to aid in the search.
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Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse on 3/26/24 - Struck by Container Ship “DALI.”
In the early morning of 3/26/24, the container ship DALI struck one of the center support columns of the Francis Scott Key bridge, leading to fire and collapse.
07:10 UTC
Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, MD reportedly collapses after being struck by a large container ship (3/26/2024)
No word yet on injuries or fatalities. Source: https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1772514015790477667?s=46
06:55 UTC
Avro Vulcan B.2 bomber crashed after an aborted landing at RAF Luqa in Malta on October 14th 1975 killing five of the seven crew and a woman on the ground
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The 1989 Ufa (Soviet Union) Train Inferno. Sparks from a passing train cause leaked gas from a faulty pipeline to explode, with the blast derailing 2 trains. At least 575 people die. The full story linked in the comments.
13:38 UTC
Truck with 30.000 liter milk tank falls over in the Netherlands (24/03/2024).
13:34 UTC
Aftermath after a Water Tower Collapsed into a Supermarket in Pontal do Paraná, Brazil - 22/3/24
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Aerial view of the Frank Slide, which crushed the town of Frank, Alberta, Canada. At least 70 people were crushed to death under 100 million tons of rock. (April 29, 1903)
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Wind turbine in Southern Spain breaks due to heavy winds, May 23rd 2024
20:46 UTC
Expert has .50 Cal Sniper Rifle Explode In His Face April 9 2021
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Brocklesby mid-air collision between two Avro Anson trainers over New South Wales on September 29th 1940
15:49 UTC
(2020) The crash of Pakistan International Airlines flight 8303 - The crew of an A320 fails to extend the landing gear, strikes the runway, then takes off again, only for both engines to fail. The plane crashes into houses, killing 97 of the 99 on board and one on the ground. Analysis inside.
20:47 UTC
The 2023 Tempi (Greece) Train Collision. Insufficient safety systems, political issues, and an overwhelmed, unfit dispatcher cause two trains to collide head-on. 57 people die. The full story linked in the comments.
15:17 UTC
Wrecking Ball flies into a car (12/03/2024) Ireland
20:42 UTC
Library bookshelves fall like dominoes 1971 - aftermath
19 bookshelves with 50,000 book fell over in domino style after the first bookshelf gave way. The library was closed for one day so the mess could be cleaned up. Public Library in Lorain, Ohio, 1971.
20:30 UTC
Captaincy failure (likely) at Evyapport in Kocaeli/Türkiye 16/03/2024
16:13 UTC
Folsom Dam gate failure (July 17, 1995)
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Grumman F-14A Tomcat 157980 crashes after suffering a hydraulic failure on landing approach at Calverton on December 21st 1970
02:28 UTC
The Virilla Train Accident March 14, 1926
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