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Shyria Dracnoir 04-30-2012 02:57 PM
[News of the Weird] Australian Businessman Plans Construction of "Titanic II"
 
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SYDNEY — One of Australia's richest men, Clive Palmer, on Monday unveiled plans to build a 21st century version of the doomed Titanic in China, with its first voyage from England to New York set for 2016.

Palmer, a self-made mining billionaire, said he had commissioned state-owned Chinese company CSC Jinling Shipyard to construct Titanic II with the same dimensions as its predecessor.

"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," Palmer said in a statement.

"Titanic II will sail in the northern hemisphere and her maiden voyage from England to North America is scheduled for late 2016."

He added that he had invited the Chinese navy to escort the Titanic II to New York.
I've seen this movie. It doesn't end well.

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Amake 04-30-2012 04:24 PM
Tempting fate? What's that? I'm so rich nothing can go wrong for me!

Menarker 04-30-2012 04:54 PM
Meh, the Titanic is old news.

Now if they spiced it up by double-dog-daring God by naming it after a combination of ill-fated entities or objects like "Hiden-Titanic" (Hidenburg and Titanic) complete with wing motif to resemble Icarus, then I would be amused to see how fast it goes down.

rpgdemon 04-30-2012 05:41 PM
Reminds me of that one Doctor Who episode.

RobinStarwing 04-30-2012 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Menarker (Post 1196367)
Now if they spiced it up by double-dog-daring God by naming it after a combination of ill-fated entities or objects like "Hiden-Titanic" (Hidenburg and Titanic) complete with wing motif to resemble Icarus, then I would be amused to see how fast it goes down.
How about Frankenship! :smug: ^_^

Menarker 04-30-2012 08:03 PM
I think this is appropriate.

Also, this is not the first time someone named a boat Titanic II (with predictable results). The scale isn't the same, but I'd be skeptical all the same...

Bard The 5th LW 04-30-2012 08:50 PM
Hasn't this already happened and failed?

Bells 04-30-2012 09:18 PM
Yes but now there is a 3D movie going around, so it's topical!

POS Industries 04-30-2012 09:21 PM
The good news is that there might not even be any icebergs by 2016, so I think they've got a good shot with this one.

RobinStarwing 04-30-2012 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by POS Industries (Post 1196415)
The good news is that there might not even be any icebergs by 2016, so I think they've got a good shot with this one.

Yeah but there are still rogue waves.


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