Australian tycoon unveils plan for new Titanic
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Australian mining tycoon Clive Palmer (left) speaks as Helen Benziger, great-granddaughter of Titanic survivor Molly Brown, looks on at a news conference to unveil plans for a Titanic II near-replica cruise ship at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on Feb 26, 2013 in New York City. Mr Palmer said Titanic II would sail on her maiden passenger voyage from Southampton to New York in late 2016. -- PHOTO: AFP
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In this rendering provided by Blue Star Line, the Titanic II is shown cruising at sea. Flamboyant Australian tycoon Clive Palmer unveiled his plan on Tuesday for building a perfect replica of the Titanic - plus a lot of extra lifeboats. -- FILE PHOTO: AP
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In this rendering provided by Blue Star Line, the Titanic II is shown cruising at sea. The ship, which Australian billionaire Clive Palmer is planning to build in China, is scheduled to sail in 2016. Palmer said his ambitious plans to launch a copy of the Titanic and sail her across the Atlantic would be a tribute to those who built and backed the original. -- PHOTO: AP
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In this rendering provided by Blue Star Line, the grand staircase on the Titanic II is shown. The replica ship, which Australian billionaire Clive Palmer is planning to build in China, is scheduled to sail in 2016. Mr Palmer said his ambitious plans to launch a copy of the Titanic and sail her across the Atlantic would be a tribute to those who built and backed the original. -- PHOTO: AP
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In this rendering provided by Blue Star Line, the gymnasium on the Titanic II is shown. The ship, which Australian billionaire Clive Palmer is planning to build in China, is scheduled to sail in 2016. Mr Palmer said his ambitious plans to launch a copy of the Titanic and sail her across the Atlantic would be a tribute to those who built and backed the original. -- PHOTO: AP
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In this rendering provided by Blue Star Line, the swimming pool on the Titanic II is shown. The ship, which Australian billionaire Clive Palmer is planning to build in China, is scheduled to sail in 2016. Mr Palmer said his ambitious plans to launch a copy of the Titanic and sail her across the Atlantic would be a tribute to those who built and backed the original. -- PHOTO: AP
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In this rendering provided by Blue Star Line, the third class dining room on the Titanic II is shown. The ship, which Australian billionaire Clive Palmer is planning to build in China, is scheduled to sail in 2016. Mr Palmer said his ambitious plans to launch a copy of the Titanic and sail her across the Atlantic would be a tribute to those who built and backed the original. -- PHOTO: AP
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In this rendering provided by Blue Star Line, the Turkish bath on the Titanic II is shown. The ship, which Australian billionaire Clive Palmer is planning to build in China, is scheduled to sail in 2016. Mr Palmer said his ambitious plans to launch a copy of the Titanic and sail her across the Atlantic would be a tribute to those who built and backed the original. -- PHOTO: AP
Australian mining tycoon Clive Palmer (left) speaks as Helen Benziger, great-granddaughter of Titanic survivor Molly Brown, looks on at a news conference to unveil plans for a Titanic II near-replica cruise ship at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on Feb 26, 2013 in New York City. Mr Palmer said Titanic II would sail on her maiden passenger voyage from Southampton to New York in late 2016. -- PHOTO: AFP
In this rendering provided by Blue Star Line, the Titanic II is shown cruising at sea. Flamboyant Australian tycoon Clive Palmer unveiled his plan on Tuesday for building a perfect replica of the Titanic - plus a lot of extra lifeboats. -- FILE PHOTO: AP
In this rendering provided by Blue Star Line, the Titanic II is shown cruising at sea. The ship, which Australian billionaire Clive Palmer is planning to build in China, is scheduled to sail in 2016. Palmer said his ambitious plans to launch a copy of the Titanic and sail her across the Atlantic would be a tribute to those who built and backed the original. -- PHOTO: AP
In this rendering provided by Blue Star Line, the grand staircase on the Titanic II is shown. The replica ship, which Australian billionaire Clive Palmer is planning to build in China, is scheduled to sail in 2016. Mr Palmer said his ambitious plans to launch a copy of the Titanic and sail her across the Atlantic would be a tribute to those who built and backed the original. -- PHOTO: AP
In this rendering provided by Blue Star Line, the gymnasium on the Titanic II is shown. The ship, which Australian billionaire Clive Palmer is planning to build in China, is scheduled to sail in 2016. Mr Palmer said his ambitious plans to launch a copy of the Titanic and sail her across the Atlantic would be a tribute to those who built and backed the original. -- PHOTO: AP
In this rendering provided by Blue Star Line, the swimming pool on the Titanic II is shown. The ship, which Australian billionaire Clive Palmer is planning to build in China, is scheduled to sail in 2016. Mr Palmer said his ambitious plans to launch a copy of the Titanic and sail her across the Atlantic would be a tribute to those who built and backed the original. -- PHOTO: AP
In this rendering provided by Blue Star Line, the third class dining room on the Titanic II is shown. The ship, which Australian billionaire Clive Palmer is planning to build in China, is scheduled to sail in 2016. Mr Palmer said his ambitious plans to launch a copy of the Titanic and sail her across the Atlantic would be a tribute to those who built and backed the original. -- PHOTO: AP
In this rendering provided by Blue Star Line, the Turkish bath on the Titanic II is shown. The ship, which Australian billionaire Clive Palmer is planning to build in China, is scheduled to sail in 2016. Mr Palmer said his ambitious plans to launch a copy of the Titanic and sail her across the Atlantic would be a tribute to those who built and backed the original. -- PHOTO: AP
NEW YORK (AFP) - Flamboyant Australian tycoon Clive Palmer unveiled his plan on Tuesday for building a perfect replica of the Titanic - plus a lot of extra lifeboats.
More than a century after the original, supposedly unsinkable ocean liner hit an iceberg and went down in the North Atlantic, Mr Palmer thinks the time has come to complete the unfinished journey to New York.
"The Titanic was the ship of dreams. Titanic II is the ship where dreams will come true," Mr Palmer said in New York at the project's official launch.
Featuring the same rigid divisions as in 1912 between first, second and third class, passengers will eat either in an ornate dining room or at a long common table. "There'll be no mingling" between classes, Mr Palmer said.
