Clive Palmer, a business tycoon of Australia, recently reveals his plan
of building a new Titanic replica, with an addition of a lot of extra
lifeboats. In 1912, the world famous Titanic, which was claimed to be
unsinkable, hit a giant iceberg and went down in the depth of North Atlantic
Ocean.
Now the tycoon Palmer has decided to complete the unfinished journey of
Titanic to the New York, United States of America. He said that after long wait
of more than a century, the time has ultimately come to finish the unfinished
business.
At the official launch of the project in New York Mr. Palmer said,
“"The Titanic was the ship of dreams. Titanic II is the ship where dreams
will come true."
The new titanic replica will feature the same rigid divisions just like
it was in 1912 between the passengers of first, second and third class.
Eventually just like the original the passengers will eat either at a long
common table or in an ornate dining room in the new one. There will be no
mingling at all between the classes, Palmer added.
The passengers, who will opt
for the luxury sections, will be able to enjoy the special benefits of grand
staircase and reproductions, which has been originated from the idea of
original Titanic’s Turkish bath and swimming pool.
Palmer didn’t
forget to put some more lights on the project. He added that there is
possibility that a contract might be signed with China’s CSC Jingling Shipyard
in a next few days. It is reported that the ship will be build at this shipyard
of China only. The Australian business tycoon added that by the end of 2013,
the construction will be started and it will make its grand launch in the year
of 2016.
He wouldn’t reveal what the total cost of the project will be. On a
lighter note he mocked, “I’m funding this myself because I want to spend the
money I’ve got before I die,”
Mr. Clive Palmer remains a larger than life character with a flamboyant
nature throughout his life. He made his luck in the business of mining. A lot
of global economic news revolves around him, as he controlled the economy
factor quite well, and has a habit of staying in the news too. He said that he
wasn’t superstitious at all, so he basically had no problem to give the
unluckiest ship of the past century a second chance. He added that he was
basically unfazed by the seeming temptation of fate or act of God.
Eventually the new replica of Titanic, which is named as Titanic II,
will vastly resemble the original one, but it will contain the key
modifications, which includes a slight wider hull and a extra layer of decking.
All the valid passengers will be provided with period costumes with
respect to their class of tickets. Palmer said that he will be in the ship too,
and he will settle himself in the third class (joking of course), in the urge
of having real fun.
He underlined a key modification to the new replica, which is the huge
improvement in the matter of number of lifeboats. It has to be mentioned here
that in the original Titanic, more than 1,500 people lost their lives, because
of the shortage of the lifeboats. Keeping that in the mind all the cautionary
methods will be taken accordingly, the entrepreneur added.
The life boats will be very safe, and it will provide to all of the
passengers irrespective of classes, if needed. Mr. Palmer is smart enough, as
he wouldn't fall into the trap of echoing the claim of “Unsinkable”. Though he
said, "You could go round the world in them if you wanted."
"It
would be very cavalier to say anything like that. I think people have said that
in the past," Palmer concluded.
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