”We think it’s worth spreading the spirit of the Titanic. The universal love and sense of responsibility shown during the Titanic shipwreck represent the spiritual richness of human civilization,” Su Shaojun, chief executive of the Seven Star Energy Investment Group
The most well known disaster in the maritime world ever, the sinking of RMS Titanic, has inspired the Chinese company Seven Star Energy Investment Group to recreate the famous liner in full scale replica. This is the second concept for full-scale Titanic replica. The first was announced in April 2012 by the Australian billionaire Clive Palmer. The Titanic 2 Ship project has already been joined by three big companies – Deltamarin, Tillberg Design and Lloyd’s Register. The first Titanic replica project is supported by an advisory board and the model of the ship has been tested in Germany.
Romandisea Seven Star International Cultural Tourism Resort
Seven Star Energy Investment Group is a Chinese group integrating energy factories. They have announced their project of a new themed park called the Romandisea Seven Star International Cultural Tourism Resort.
The park will be located in the Sichuan Province of China. The resort will include a lot of recreations. It will have European Castles, ancient Turkish baths, Venetian church and beach which will be hand-made. The main highlight of the Romandisea Seven Star International Cultural Tourism Resort will be the Titanic Replica in her life-size. The expected cost of the project is nearly 1 billion yuan (165 million dollar). The construction will start in 2014 and the opening date is set for 2016.
Design of the Titanic Replica
”When the ship hits the iceberg, it will shake, it will tumble. We will let people experience water coming in by using sound and light effects … They will think, ‘The water will drown me, I must escape with my life’,” Su Shaojun
Seven Star Energy Investment Group has hired an American company to design the Titanic Replica. The project will be based on the blueprints of RMS Olympic. The ship will be docked at Qi River.
The Titanic Replica will have a simulator of the disaster. Several hundred ”passengers” will have the opportunity to feel the shipwreck atmosphere in 6D. The ship will also be a museum with educational purpose.
The Titanic Replica project was announced on a special event in Hong Kong. Special guest was the actor Bernard Hill, Captain Edward Smith in the Titanic movie, who gave his support to the project.