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SS United States Becomes World’s Largest Artificial Reef
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The SS United States, once the world’s fastest passenger liner and still holder of its 1952 trans-Atlantic speed record, was deliberately sunk off Florida’s Gulf Coast on Veterans Day. After years of planning and preparation, the nearly 1,000-foot ship will become the world’s largest artificial reef and a diving destination.
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SS United States Begins Final Voyage Toward Reef
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The historic SS United States is scheduled to leave Mobile and be sunk off Florida’s Gulf Coast on Nov. 12, creating what officials say will be the world’s largest artificial reef and a new tourism draw. After extensive cleanup and removal of artifacts, the project is proceeding despite a preservation group’s environmental lawsuit; a judge denied its initial bid to halt the sinking.
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