Palmer declined to answer questions about the project's cost. Although the Titanic was the world's largest ship in her time, she would be smaller than many of today's modern cruise ships.
"It's not about the money," Palmer said. "I've got enough money for it, I think that's all that matters."
Forbes estimated Palmer's net worth to be $795 million in 2017. He describes himself as a billionaire.
Titanic II will be built by Chinese state-owned CSC Jinling Shipyard, which is already building four ore carriers for Palmer's mining business, he said. The contract to build Titanic II has not yet been signed, Palmer said.
澳大利亚矿业企业家克莱夫•帕尔默周二公布了“泰坦尼克二号”的设计蓝图,这一设计是对那艘沉没的远洋班轮的现代复制版,不过他不再号称这艘船“永不沉没”。
帕尔默在纽约的一个资讯发布会上说,这艘船很大部分将重现传说中老泰坦尼克号的设计和装修风格,在这一基础上做了一些修改以符合现在的安全规定和造船惯例,并增加了一些现代化舒适设备,比如空调。
帕尔默说,三个不同等级舱位的船客将不能像1912年时那样可以互相走动。
当被问及重建一艘因沉没而闻名的船是否在挑战命运时,帕尔默说:“我没有那么迷信。”
老泰坦尼克号的运营商英国白星航运公司说过,泰坦尼克号的设计将让它“永不沉没”。1912年,泰坦尼克号在从南安普敦驶往纽约的处女航中,和北大西洋的一座冰山相撞沉没,约有1500人在这一船难中丧生。
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