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'Titanic' Replica Ship Seeking Fans for Cruise

Britt Hayes — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:14:01 +0000

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. Australian rich person Clive Palmer is working with Blue Star Line and a Finnish naval architecture firm to build the Titanic II, a replica of the ill-fated [...]

'Mythbusters' Settles the 'Titanic' Debate: Did Jack Have to Die?

Mike Sampson — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 23:37:32 +0000

It was a debate that had raged since 'Titanic' hit theaters 25 years ago: did Rose leave Jack to die by not letting him up on the board as they floated in the ocean. James Cameron maintains that the board would have only been big enough for one of them and Jack died valiantly, letting Rose live. Others argue that they could have at least tried to fit work it so both of them could have survived. But would it have actually worked? 'Mythbusters' to the rescue!

10 Things You Didn't Know About the Titanic

Danny Gallagher — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:00:50 +0000

The sinking of the infamous RMS Titanic in 1912 has gone down (no pun intended) as the most famous ocean liner disaster in history, thanks in part to popular culture’s take on the topic from the 1958 Roy Ward Baker film ‘A Night to Remember’ to James Cameron’s legendary blockbuster ‘Titanic.’ And yet the legend surrounding this infamous boat (and the 1,500-plus people it took down with it) has surpassed some of the actual events that transpired in the icy North Atlantic Ocean.

Adele's '21′ Will Match 'Titanic' Soundtrack for Chart Record

Jessica Sager — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:30:58 +0000

Sounds like Adele indeed turned her sorrow into treasured gold — then into treasured platinum, and next week into a Billboard chart record. Billboard reports that amid a week of few new releases, the British chanteuse is slated to top their Billboard 200 chart for the 16th nonconsecutive week, tying the record previously set by the ‘Titanic’ soundtrack.

Boat Named 'Titanic II' Sinks On First Trip to Sea

Amory Gritta — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:00:20 +0000

Though the name Titanic has a bad reputation in the shipping world, boat owner Mark Wilkinson decided to test fate and name his own ship after the massive vessel anyway. Unfortunately for Wilkinson, fate won and Titanic II sunk on its maiden voyage. The Birmingham, UK resident was left clinging to the side of the [...]