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
Wreck of the RMS Titanic because he saw "original anti-fouling paint on the ship's hull, which was still working even after 74 years on the seabed" when he visited the "Titanic" in 1986. The location of the wreck is a considerable distance from the location transmitted by the ship's wireless operators before she went down. The initial location was given as , from the wreck. A corrected location was later transmitted as , but this too was inaccurate, by . "Titanic" is in two main pieces south-east of Mistaken Point, Newfoundland. The bow is located at and the stern is about to the south at