Australian mining entrepreneur Clive Palmer on Tuesday unveiled blueprints for Titanic II, a modern replica of the doomed ocean liner, although he 1 calling the vessel unsinkable.
The ship will largely recreate the design and decor of the 2 original, with some modifications to keep it in line with current safety rules and shipbuilding practices, and the addition of some modern comforts such as 3 , Palmer said at a press conference in New York. The three passenger classes, however, will be pred from mingling, as in 1912, Palmer said. "I"m not too superstitious," Palmer said when asked whether recreating a ship best known for sinking was 4 .
White Star Line, the operator of the original ship, had said the Titanic was designed to be unsinkable. Some 1500 people died on Titanic"s maiden voyage (首航) in 1912 from Southampton to New York after the ship 5 an iceberg in the North Atlantic.
Palmer, who created the company Blue Star Line last year, 6 to make a similar boast, "Anything will sink if you put a hole in it," Palmer said. "I think it would be very 7 to say it." Palmer rejected to answer questions about the project"s cost. "It"s not about the money," Palmer said. "I"ve got enough money for it; I think that"s all that matters." Forbes 8 Palmer"s net worth to be $795 million in 2012. He describes himself as a 9 .
Titanic II will be built by Chinese state-owned CSC Jinling Shipyard, which is already building four ore carriers (矿砂船) for Palmer"s mining business, he said. The contract to build Titanic II has not yet been 10 , Palmer said.