Clive Palmer's ambitious plans for a replica Titanic appear less likely to remain afloat, with Chinese workers sceptical the project will ever get off the ground.
The ship was scheduled to set sail in 2016, cruising from Southampton to New York along the route of the original ill-fated liner.
Mr Palmer first announced the idea in April 2012, however workers at China's CSC Jinling shipyard say little work has begun, News Corp Australia reports.
"That ship was just a proposal," one worker told The Australian.
"It's never been carried out and the project has never launched."
The shipyard was unlikely to have the capacity to handle the scale of the $500 million replica's blueprints, one worker said.
Mr Palmer has previously boasted of plans to recreate the entire experience of the Titanic, including 1912-style clothing for third-class passengers.
"This is not a cruise ship that just takes you from A to B," he said after unveiling the plans.
"This is a whole experience."
The menu was to be the same as served on the original Titanic the night it sank on April 14, 1912 - four days into its maiden voyage.
It was to carry up to 2700 passengers and 900 crew, with a safety deck that wasn't on the original.
Lifeboats were also to be vastly more sophisticated and plentiful than the original.
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