It’s not often an idea comes along that you know is bad just from the headline. Billionaire Clive Palmer is reviving his idea to build a “Titanic II.” Ten years ago, Palmer first announced his intention to build a sequel to the doomed ocean liner. That plan was sunk (see what we did there?) when a payment dispute between one of Palmer’s companies and the Chinese company Citic caused funding to dry up. Now, a decade later, Palmer has once again announced his plan to build a vessel “far, far superior than the original.” He hired a room at the Sydney Opera House yesterday to let the world know his vision of building a to-scale replica of the famed ship. Palmer is hoping for the ship’s maiden voyage (from Southampton to New York - replicating the ill-fated 1912 voyage of the original) – to launch in June 2027.
Source: TheGuardian