A fully functioning replica of RMS
Titanic is set to launch in 2018, 106
years after the original vessel sunk in
the North Atlantic Ocean.
This updated version, named Titanic
II, is the brainchild of Australian
billionaire Clive Palmer and his company,
Blue Star Line.
While it will look virtually identical to
the 1912 cruise ship, it will be four
metres wider, with its hull welded
together rather than riveted due to
modern maritime safety requirements.
Unlike the original, the new ship
will have enough lifeboats, along with
marine evacuation systems - and a boat
deck housing replicas of the original
lifeboats.
The replica ship wlll be 270 metres long,
53 metres high and weigh 40,000 tonnes,
according to the Belfast Telegraph .
Like the original, Titanic II will offer
first, second and third class tickets.
It will have nine floors and 840 cabins to
accommodate 2,400 passengers and 900
crew members and the vessel vessel will be four metres wider to meet 21st Century safety regulations.
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