More than a century after Titanic set sail on her ill-fated maiden voyage, two extraordinary projects are vying to recreate the iconic doomed ship: Australian billionaire Clive Palmer's Titanic II, and the Unsinkable Titanic, set to be the star attraction at the Romandisea resort in Sichuan, China. However, both projects have been plagued by problems and false starts.

Now, after years of silence, Palmer has doubled down on his promise to build the ship and has revealed when he expects it to take to the seas. Read on as we explore whether these troubled vessels will REALLY set sail or whether they're destined to disappear without trace...

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