SS United States gets one step closer to becoming the “largest artificial reef in the world,” departing Philadelphia

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America’s Flagship, the SS United States, pictured in Philadelphia – Courtesy: EbersonImages – Shutterstock PHILADELPHIA – It won’t be in Philadelphia, but a historic ship that still has the transatlantic speed record it established over 70 years ago might be breaking another one very soon. The contract to purchase the SS United States and turn

A Florida county’s ambition to transform a historic ship into the biggest artificial reef in the world encounters a roadblock

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Coral reef – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Goinyk Production A planned transaction involving the acquisition of a historic but aging ocean liner by a Florida county could result in the creation of the world’s largest artificial reef. However, the plan encountered a roadblock on Tuesday when Okaloosa County, a coastal community in the Florida