Stories behind not one, but two copycat liners
The Shocking Truth about the Two Titanic Replica Ships
More than a century after Titanic set sail on her ill-fated maiden voyage, we take a look at two extraordinary projects vying to recreate the iconic doomed ship: Australian billionaire Clive Palmer’s Titanic II, and the Unsinkable Titanic, set to be the star attraction at the Romandisea resort in Sichuan, China. But will these projects ever set sail, or are they destined to disappear without trace? Read on to find out.
The Shocking Truth about the Two Titanic Replica Ships
Titanic II
In April 2012 Australian mining billionaire Clive Palmer announced his plan to build Titanic II, a pretty much to scale seaworthy reproduction of the unlucky Edwardian ship, at an estimated cost of $500 million (£362m).