Titanic sails again

The Titanic sails again: Australian tycoon unveils plans for perfect replica of doomed vessel (except with a few more lifeboats)
By DANIEL BATES
PUBLISHED: 19:34, 26 February 2013 | UPDATED: 20:47, 26 February 2013
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With a name like Titanic II its launch was never going to be plain sailing.
The sequel to the doomed liner that sank 100 years ago was announced on Tuesday - after its designer claimed it would be the 'most safe cruise ship in the world' with ample lifeboats.
With hubris akin to that of the 1912 original, Markku Kanerva said that 'from a safety perspective' there was no vessel on Earth which compared to the new boat.




He said that it had more than enough lifeboats and that the hull was stronger than the wooden original because it was made from steel composite.
Despite his confidence the mastermind behind the project, brash Australian mining billionaire Clive Palmer, refused say it was 'unsinkable'.

He said: 'I think anything will sink if you put a hole in it. I think you'd be very cavalier to say something like that.
'I think people in the past have done that and lived to regret it.'


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Well, yes...and I do hope the designer was misquoted on the original having a wooden hull...

Think I will pass on the maiden voyage, it's chancing it a bit. She's liable to be hit by a falling Dreamliner, as its plastic composite fails, or by a bit of space debris.

http://bluestarline.com.au/

Titanic II has captured the world’s imagination since Professor Palmer announced that his shipping company, Blue Star Line, would recreate the famous ship in honour of the 100 year anniversary of the launch and untimely fate of The Titanic. While every bit as luxurious as her namesake, Titanic II will have every modern amenity along with 21st century technology and the latest navigation and safety systems.

So did the Costa Concordia.

My friends, this was taken from Sky News:

http://news.sky.com/story/1057414/titanic-ii-clive-palmer-unveils-replica-plans

It does look as if she will be as beautiful as the original, and if I am being honest, I would love to travel on her.

Don't think I would go on the maiden voyage, though.

Wow, it does look fabulous. As Bonny says, I would wait a while too to go on it.

Do we have to start rehearsing? Watch the resurrection of Titanic.

I would like to travel in his maiden voyage, also would like to see the real Titanic in the North Atlantic, to feel the experience, joy that people felt in 1912, when they embarked in the Titanic.

My friends, this was taken from Sky News:

http://news.sky.com/story/1059236/titanic-ii-not-in-bad-taste-insists-maker

If you see Di Caprio and Winslett on board, then panic