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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Historic SS United States could leave Philadelphia berth to become reef in Florida: report

The SS United States will be sunk to become a reef

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

Sources told CBS News Philadelphia that Okaloosa County leaders plan to discuss in a meeting on Tuesday whether or not the SS United States should be sunk off their coast as part of an artificial reef.

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SS United States could be sunk off Florida coastline as part of artificial reef, sources say

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

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

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

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — 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 re…

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Florida county in talks to turn historic ship into the world’s largest artificial reef - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

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

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — 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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A Florida County's Plan to Turn a Historic Ship Into the World's Largest Artificial Reef Hits a Snag

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

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

A news report on Friday claims that Okaloosa County in Florida has acquired the S.S. United States, which currently sits in the Delaware River by South Philly. The conservancy that owns the retired ocean liner denied that any deal was final, but it acknowledged that sinking the ship and turning it into an artificial reef would be a 'dignified outcome.' The ship must vacate the South Philly pier by Sept. 12, per a judge's order.

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

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