What classifies something as a disaster?

@thislittlepennyearns (73387)

Defuniak Springs, Florida

November 13, 2026 9:01pm CST

As many of you know, there was an "incident" today in New Orleans. They lost control of a tanker, it hit a structure then hit a boat with 129 people on it. Sad, right? Wellll. Only kind of. All 129 people on it are fine. Shaken up I'm sure. But not dead. So it could of been way sadder. Which had me thinking. What makes something a disaster? Surely 129 people living through a crash is a happy thing, and not a disaster.

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@teamfreak16 (48827)

• Denver, Colorado

18h

A disaster to the insurance company covering the tanker at this point.

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@thislittlepennyearns (73387)

• Defuniak Springs, Florida

18h

Well. I’m sure they have great insurance.

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@teamfreak16 (48827)

• Denver, Colorado

17h

@thislittlepennyearns - They have R-22.

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@AmbiePam (133260)

• United States

18h

I generally think of a legit disaster in large scale as someone dying. Like that building collapse, in what was it, Brooklyn? That was a disaster.

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@thislittlepennyearns (73387)

• Defuniak Springs, Florida

18h

That’s what I thought.

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@jstory07 (150337)

• Roseburg, Oregon

14h

Anything that causes a animal or human's life, That was a disaster that was good in a way no one was killed.

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