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(QUEEN CITY NEWS) — How does a historic aging ocean liner get sunk on purpose to become an artificial reef? Gradually, one step at a time. In February, the deteriorating SS United States left her port ...
A piece of maritime history, the SS United States, is set to become the world's largest artificial reef, destined for the depths of Florida's Gulf Coast. However, the ocean liner's final resting place ...
The SS United States, once a luxury ocean liner, is being prepared to become an artificial reef off the Florida coast. After failing to repurpose the ship, the SS United States Conservancy sold it to ...
A historic ocean liner is slated to become the world's largest artificial reef once it reaches its final resting place off Florida's Gulf Coast. While competing diving businesses are vying for the ...
The iconic ocean liner SS United States, once the pride of American maritime engineering and larger than the famed Titanic, now faces an uncertain future. Evicted from her longstanding berth in ...
MOBILE, Ala. (WEAR) — For the first time since it docked in Mobile, WPEC got an exclusive look onboard the SS United States before it is sunk off the coast of Okaloosa County. From the outside, the SS ...
On the morning of Lundi Gras in early March, the SS United States arrived quietly in Mobile as a sleeping giant, rusting but regal as it was guided up the Mobile Bay. From a distance, “America’s ...
The SS United States' 65-foot forward smokestack has been removed for preservation in a future museum. Okaloosa County purchased the SS United States to create an artificial reef. The vessel will be ...
The SS United States, though reminiscent of Britain's iconic RMS Titanic, proudly showcased American ingenuity. Built from components sourced from each of the 50 states, the ocean liner stood as a ...
Once a premier ocean liner sporting one of the world's most powerful engines, the SS United States is set to reach another historic benchmark later this year when it becomes the world's largest ...
A historic ocean liner will become the world’s largest artificial reef once it reaches its final resting place off Florida’s Gulf Coast. Competing diving businesses are vying for the massive ship to ...