Unlike the original, Titanic II will have more than enough space in its lifeboats for every person on board and will have additional escape staircases. Markku Kanerva, sales director at Deltamarin, the Finnish company designing the ship, said it would be the "safest cruise ship in the world."

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.

(Read by Brian Salter. Brian Salter is a journalist at the China Daily Website.)

双语资讯

(Source: Reuters)

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。

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