SS United States scuttled off Florida panhandle to become artificial reef

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The historic ocean liner SS United States was scheduled to be intentionally sunk on Wednesday off the coast of the Florida panhandle. PBS NewsHour reported that the former world's fastest ocean liner will become a reef. The sinking turns the vessel into an artificial reef, ending its long history as a passenger ship.

Sources:BBC US & Canada NPR National PBS NewsHour

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Famed ship SS United States deliberately sunk off Florida coast to become a reef BBC US & Canada
World's fastest ocean liner is sunk to break another record: largest artificial reef NPR National
WATCH LIVE: SS United States, once world's fastest ocean liner, sinks to become reef off Florida PBS NewsHour

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