Titanic replica (Sichuan) trademark has been abandoned. James Cameron's 1997 "Titanic" movie enjoys great and lasting popularity in China, and introduced the Chinese masses to the Titanic story. The importance of this movie as a reference point for the Chinese developers is indicated by the fact that actor Bernard Hill, who portrayed Captain Edward Smith in Cameron's film, was present at the launch of the project and was named the "honorary captain" of the vessel to be constructed. The investors behind the Sichuan replica approach the 1912 tragedy primarily as a story of heroic self-sacrifice in the face of disaster. The CEO of
Sinking of the RMS Titanic handle; the total pumping capacity of all the pumps combined was only per hour. Andrews informed the captain that the first five compartments were flooded, and therefore "Titanic" was doomed. By his estimate, she could remain afloat for no longer than about two hours. From the time of the collision to the moment of her sinking, at least of water flooded into "Titanic", causing her displacement to nearly double from to over . The flooding did not proceed at a constant pace, nor was it distributed evenly throughout the ship, due to the configuration of the flooded compartments. Her initial