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SS United States scheduled for sinking next month to become world’s largest artificial reef

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Okaloosa County officials in Florida plan to sink the historic ocean liner SS United States as an artificial reef off the Florida Gulf Coast in early November, pending final weather checks. The ship is set to become the world’s largest artificial reef upon its sinking.

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The SS United States, a historic ocean liner once dubbed "America's Flagship," will be deliberately sunk off the coast of Destin-Walton Beach, Florida, in the second week of November 2026 to become the world’s largest artificial reef. The ship, which first set sail on July 3, 1952, and was retired in 1969, has been through multiple owners without finding a new purpose. History enthusiasts are outraged by this decision, but officials from the Board of County Commissioners in Destin and the Army Corps of Engineers have approved its sinking after it was fully remediated. The ship’s last voyage will end with it being sunk southwest of Destin-Walton Beach in the Gulf of Mexico. While some view it as a conservation effort, others mourn the loss of an iconic piece of American maritime history.

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DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — A historic ocean liner is a step closer to becoming the world’s largest artificial reef. asserted

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Okaloosa County officials in Florida announced that they expect to sink the SS United States off the Florida Gulf Coast during the second week of November. asserted

they → announce → November

The exact dates could change because of weather. uncertain

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