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Giant cruise liner SS United States is sunk to create world’s biggest artificial reef

Published by The Independent · United Kingdom 1 h ago
Giant cruise liner SS United States is sunk to create world’s biggest artificial reef
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The SS United States has been sunk off the coast of Florida to create the world’s largest artificial reef.

The SS United States has been sunk off the coast of Florida to create the world’s largest artificial reef.

The one-time world’s fastest liner was retired more than 50 years ago and has numerous failed attempts at restoration while being docked in Philadelphia.

Okaloosa County bought the 990-foot vessel in 2024 and sank it on Wednesday (November 11), 25 miles off the Florida coast between Panama City and Pensacola, to create a haven for divers and a home for local marine wildlife.

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