Stream Advertising Comment On Tycoon Palmer Building Replica Of Titanic In China

May 1, 2012 - PRLog -- Stream Advertising heard recently that Australian mining tycoon Clive Palmer has announced plans to build a replica of the Titanic which will make its maiden voyage from England to New York in 2016. Weeks after the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the original Titanic, Mr Palmer said he has signed a memorandum of understanding with state-owned Chinese company CSC Jinling Shipyard to build the Titanic II. In a statement he said, “It will be every bit as luxurious as the original Titanic, but ... will have state-of-the-art 21st-century technology and the latest navigation and safety systems.”

Our source at Stream Advertising, a Belfast-based sales and marketing company called it a “fantastic idea,” adding, “It would be a really fantastic thing to walk on board an actual working replica of the Titanic, and make a voyage on it. It would be a dream for a lot of people.”

More than 1,500 people died in the sinking of the Titanic, which at the time was the world's largest and most luxurious ocean liner. 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.”

Our source at Stream Advertising said, “It would be a little silly and superstitious to think that the ship would sink. The original Titanic was built 100 years ago and technology has come a long way since then. Cruise ships are very safe now, but even when they do have problems our emergency services are more than equipped to deal with them.”

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.