Tag: Clive Palmer

  • Titanic 2? Australian businessman will rebuild the legendary ship

    Titanic 2? Australian businessman will rebuild the legendary ship

    Australian billionaire Clive Palmer has announced the construction of Titanic 2, expected to be completed by 2027.

    Clive Palmer, the chairman of Blue Star Line, had filed lawsuits against Australia’s state and federal governments over border closures during the Covid pandemic.

    Titanic 2 will cost a billion pounds to build, while the construction is expected to be completed by 2027, according to media reports.

    Clive Palmer first announced the development of Titanic 2 in 2012 and again in 2018.

    When he first announced the project in 2012, he said that it would be completed in 2016.

    Later in 2018, when the work started again, the work had to be stopped due to the covid-19 epidemic. Now, after six years, once again he has announced to restart the project.

    The famous Titanic ship sank on its maiden voyage in 1912, its wreckage resting at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, at a depth of 12,500 feet.

  • Titanic II is preparing to sail in 2022

    Titanic II is preparing to sail in 2022

    Titanic II, a nearly identical replica of the doomed ship, might make its maiden trip in 2022, giving fans a chance to experience the journey themselves.

    According to reports, Australian businessman and politician Clive Palmer is behind the initiative. Work on the ship recently restarted after a financial dispute with the Chinese government stopped development back in 2015. The idea for the ship was first floated in 2012.

    The new ship will be an identical copy of the ship, which sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg. It will have the same cabin layout, public areas, swimming pool, Turkish baths, and a grand staircase as the original ship.

    Titanic II will also be equipped with plenty of life boats and will have modern navigation and radar equipment to avoid any disaster.

    When construction is completed, there will be nine floors and 840 cabins, and passengers will have their pick between first, second, or third-class tickets. The first sailing is scheduled to take place in 2022.