Tycoon floats plan for 21st century Titanic

Mon, 04/30/2012 - 05:53 EDT - Financial Times (ft.com)

One of Australia’s richest men has commissioned Chinese shipyard to build fleet of cruise ships, including a replica of the ill-fated liner

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