On April 14, 1912, the H.M.S. Titanic hit an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. About three hours later, at 2:20 a.m. April 15, the gigantic ocean liner was gone. Over 1,500 of its 2,223 passengers died. The S.S. Carpathia was one of the ships picking up survivors and the photo included here (from the Library of …
Why would anyone want to make a replica of a boat famous for sinking? It is like someone making a replica of the Hindenburg Blimp and asking people to jump aboard. Even if they improved the design to not create a tragic disaster, you would still think that the boat was cursed.
An Australian billionaire is building a replica of the Titanic in a Chinese shipyard, and he's hoping to get a boatload of fans on board for the experience.