Titanic chaplain's plan for a church boat
He is the new chaplain of the Titanic Quarter. His parish is forever linked with a name that is an international by-word for catastrophe.
But Church of Ireland minister Chris Bennett's enthusiasm is unsinkable.
His parish is a building site on the edges of east Belfast - one of Europe's biggest water regenerations projects.
It is the place where the great ship was built and launched, only to hit an iceberg and sink on her maiden voyage on 15 April 1912 with the loss of 1,517 lives.
Now, looming over the old Harland & Wolff shipyard, there is a new £5m White Star House - named after the shipping line that launched Titanic.
There are £1bn plans for a visitors' centre, hotel, business space, a film studio and thousands of homes....
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But Church of Ireland minister Chris Bennett's enthusiasm is unsinkable.
His parish is a building site on the edges of east Belfast - one of Europe's biggest water regenerations projects.
It is the place where the great ship was built and launched, only to hit an iceberg and sink on her maiden voyage on 15 April 1912 with the loss of 1,517 lives.
Now, looming over the old Harland & Wolff shipyard, there is a new £5m White Star House - named after the shipping line that launched Titanic.
There are £1bn plans for a visitors' centre, hotel, business space, a film studio and thousands of homes....