The new Titanic will be operational in 2022

A replica worth $ 500 million was stopped for financial reasons

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NEW YORK – The sinking of the Titanic after hitting an iceberg in 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean is one of the most well known transport tragedies of the international community. More than a century after the event, a shipping company intends to revive the power of the Titanic.

Currently, Titanic Replica is designed to allow Blue Star Line to navigate the ocean in 2022. According to Clive Palmer, General Manager of the Blue Star Line, Titanic II should follow the same route as its predecessor Titanic. from Southampton to New York.

Previously, the Titanic II project had been stuck for years for financial reasons, but it continued its mission in September. Report of CBS, the creation of the new Titanic ship is expected to cost $ 500 million. Later, this ship can accommodate 2,400 pbadengers and 900 crew members.

AT Arabia and Africa CruisePalmer said the launch date of the Titanic II had been postponed from 2018 to 2022. This means that if everything goes as planned, the new Titanic will sail 110 years after the accident. According to Palmer, before sailing on the Atlantic Ocean, the Titanic II will sail from Dubai to Southampton first.

"The ship will follow the same route as its predecessor, bring pbadengers from Southampton to New York," said Palmer last September. "However, this ship will also sail around the land, inspire and amaze many people, and its eye-catching, mysterious and intriguing appearance is unmatched in every port visited," said Palmer.