Saying that "of course it will sink if you put a hole in it," Australia's wealthiest business executive today announced he has contracted with a Chinese shipbuilder to construct a replica of the Titanic.
Mining magnate Clive Palmer also, , said he's planning to run for a seat in Australia's parliament.
"the human whoopee cushion of Australian politics" and says that "never before has such an ambitious non-sequitur been attempted in the field of Australian enterprise" — a run for office combined with an audacious new business venture.
Perhaps the appropriate American comparison would be to Donald Trump.
As for the Titanic II, according to the Morning Herald:
"Mr Palmer said his new company Blue Star Line Pty Ltd had commissioned the state-owned Chinese company CSC Jinling Shipyard to build a near replica of the ill-fated Titanic. The cost is unknown.
" '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,' he said."
Palmer is hoping the ship will be ready to sail in 2016, , and the first passenger-carrying voyage would be from London to New York.
The world just finished marking the . On her maiden voyage from England to New York, she went down on April 15, 1912, after striking an iceberg. More than 1,500 people died.
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