Reuters: Oddly Enough: Australia billionaire to launch "unsinkable" Titanic

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Australia billionaire to launch "unsinkable" Titanic Apr 30th 2012, 17:54 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Titanic band leader's final letter sells for $154,974 Fri, Apr 27 2012 Unsinkable ways to avoid a Titanic portfolio Fri, Apr 20 2012 Titanic's dead mourned 100 yrs later in poignant ceremony at sinking Mon, Apr 16 2012 Belfast salvages Titanic as symbol of revival Fri, Apr 13 2012 Titanic's final port remembers lost Irish passengers Wed, Apr 11 2012 Analysis & Opinion Q & A with MycroBurst co-founder Joe Witte Will the rate cut boost auto sales? Related Topics Oddly Enough » Lifestyle » A general view of the dock in East Belfast where the Titanic was built. January 17, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Cathal McNaughton CANBERRA | Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:54pm EDT CANBERRA (Reuters) - An Australian billionaire announced plans on Monday to build an "unsinkable" version of the Titanic, 100 years after the original sank after hitting an iceberg. Titanic II is expected to make its maiden voyage from England to North America, the old Titanic route, in late 2016. "It is going to be designed so it won't sink," mining and tourism tycoon Clive Palmer told reporters. "It will be designed as a modern ship with all the technology to ensure that doesn't happen." The original Titanic, the largest liner in world when it was launched and dubbed "virtually unsinkable" at the time, sank after hitting an iceberg on April 15, 1912, killing 1,517 passengers and crew. Palmer said his new shipping company, Blue Star Line Pty Ltd, had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese state-owned company CSC Jinling Shipyard to build Titanic II. The original ship was operated by the White Star Line. The design work had started for the new Titanic, which will have the same dimension as its old version with 840 rooms and nine decks. (Reporting by Maggie Lu Yueyang; Editing by Nick Macfie) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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