SS United States Sinks Off Florida to Become World’s Largest Artificial Reef

The SS United States, once the fastest ocean liner on the Atlantic, was scuttled off Florida on Nov. 11 to start a new life as the world’s largest artificial reef. The 990-foot (302-meter) vessel was deliberately flooded and settled on the seabed about 22 nautical miles (41 kilometers) southwest of Destin, after organizers moved the […]

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