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A record-breaking passenger ship is set to become the world’s largest artificial reef

  • Okaloosa County, Florida, is considering a $9 million agreement to acquire a historic vessel for an artificial reef, aiming to boost diving tourism as part of a five-year investment.
  • Officials have until Oct. 4 to finalize the deal, but a vote was postponed due to “a wrinkle with pier operators,” delaying any actions until after the Sept. 17 meeting.
  • Local officials postponed the vote on purchasing and sinking the SS United States, marking a setback for the planned artificial reef project.
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Florida county's plan to turn historic ship into world's largest artificial reef hits a snag

A Florida county is in talks to acquire a storied but aging ocean liner in a proposed deal that could create the largest artificial reef in the world. But the plan hit a snag Tuesday, after local officials in coastal Okaloosa County in the Florida panhandle postponed a vote on the plan to buy and purposefully sink the SS United States. The largest passenger ship ever built in the U.S., the SS United States shattered a record for the fastest tran…

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A record-breaking passenger ship is set to become the world’s largest artificial reef

The SS United States will be sunk to become a reef

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A Florida county's plan to turn a historic ship into the world's largest artificial reef hits a snag

A Florida county is in talks to acquire a storied but aging ocean liner in a proposed deal that could create the largest artificial reef in the world.

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Plan to turn SS United States into world's largest artificial reef off Florida hits a snag

The massive vessel -- which is over 100 feet longer than the Titanic -- has been court-ordered to move out of a Philadelphia port along the Delaware River, where it has been for nearly 30 years.

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SS United States’ tentative agreement to sink ship off Florida’s coast is in limbo

The delay was pinned on the pier operators, who said they were unaware of the holdup.

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Historic ocean liner docked across from N.J. poised to become world’s largest artificial reef

The rusting ocean liner will be sunk off the Florida coast to become a tourist attraction under a new deal.

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Philly Voice broke the news in Philadelphia, United States on Saturday, August 31, 2024.
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