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Australian billionaire Clive Palmer to build Titanic II

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  1. No Worries

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    Australian billionaire Clive Palmer to build Titanic II
    30 April 2012 Last updated at 00:33 ET

    Clive Palmer, one of Australia's richest men, has commissioned a Chinese state-owned company to build a 21st Century version of the Titanic.

    The mining billionaire told Australian media that construction would start at the end of next year.

    It would be ready to set sail in 2016.

    The plan, he added, was for the vessel to be as similar as possible to the original Titanic in design and specifications, but with modern technology.

    Mr Palmer told Australian media that he had signed a memorandum of understanding with CSC Jinling Shipyard to construct the ship.

    "It will be every bit as luxurious as the original Titanic but of course it will have state-of-the-art 21st Century technology and the latest navigation and safety systems," he said in a statement.

    The announcement comes just weeks after the centenary of the sinking of the ill-fated Titanic.

    The vessel, the largest luxury ship in its time, struck an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. It went down on 15 April 1912, leaving more than 1,500 people dead.

    "Of course it will sink if you put a hole in it,'' Mr Palmer said in response to questions from reporters on whether the Titanic replica would sink.

    The new vessel is scheduled to sail from London to New York in late 2016, if all goes as planned.

    "It is going to be designed so it won't sink,'' he added. ''But, of course, if you are superstitious like you are, you never know what could happen.''

    The cost of the construction is not known, a spokesman for Mr Palmer told Australian media.

    The mining magnate from Queensland, who has strong business relations with China, has expanded into tourism. He owns a luxury resort on the Sunshine Coast and has plans to build a fleet of luxury liners.

    His plan to build the Titanic replica was announced on the same day that he revealed plans, in a separate news conference, to contest the next federal election in Queensland.

    He told reporters that he has expressed interest in standing for Queensland's Liberal National Party (LNP), part of the conservative opposition at federal level, in the Brisbane seat of Lilley - currently held by Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Wayne Swan.
     
    #1 No Worries, Apr 30, 2012
  2. No Worries

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    I for one would not take a cruise on a ship with Titantic in its name. But that's just me ;)
     
    #2 No Worries, Apr 30, 2012
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    What could possibly go wrong?
     
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    But what about Titanic?
     
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    i'm preparing my remote control iceberg at the same time. when i'm done, my iceberg will go 50 MPH and surely sink this boat. can ram multiple times if needed.
     
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    Thank god -errrr- man that there are no more icebergs. #global_warming
     
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    Isn't the Queen Mary 2 already way bigger than the Titanic?
     
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    The Queen Mary 2 is so fat -- the last time she saw 90210 was on the scale.
     
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    That's not what he should be wary of.

    Talk about about playing with fire.

    The cost of chinese contractors are rising but they're still cheaper than anywhere else. Except this rise doesn't reflect changes in the workmanship or quality which has stayed the same. You just know they'll cheap out on something critical without consultation to pocket a few more dollars.
     
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    It's all right it's supposed to be a doomed ship anyway.
     
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    The Queen Mary 2 is so fat -- when she sits around the house, she sits AROUND the house
     
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    The Queen Mary 2 is so fat -- her BMI is measured in acres.
     
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    The Queen Mary 2 is so fat -- when she sat on the rainbow, skittles came out
     
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    I BLAME MONTY BREWSTER FOR THE IMPENDING DISASTER!!!

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    The Queen Mary 2 is so fat and greasy she uses bacon as a band-aid.
     
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    The Queen Mary 2 is so fat -- on Halloween she says "trick or meatloaf"
     
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    The Queen Mary 2 is so fat and greasy she sweats butter and syrup and has a full time job at Denny's wiping pancakes across her forehead.
     
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    The Queen Mary 2 is so fat -- her cereal bowl has a lifeguard on duty
     
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    The Queen Mary 2 is so fat -- she was floating in the ocean and Spain claimed her for the new world.
     
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    Correct me if I'm wrong but some if not many modern ships today are bigger than the original titanic, right?
     
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