The SS United States is on its final journey, destined to become the world's largest artificial reef off the Florida Gulf coast.
The historic SS United States cruised past Palm Beach County on its way to Alabama for cleaning before becoming an artificial reef off Florida.
A 990-foot shell of an ocean liner incapable of self-propulsion was essentially dragged by a vessel a fraction of its size from Philadelphia to Mobile, Ala., in less than two weeks. Photos of the SS United States being pulled by a 140-foot tugboat prompted many to ask how the move was even possible.
Philadelphia, South Beach, and Fort Lauderdale are just a few places sharing photos of the former luxury ocean liner as it makes its way to Alabama for environmental remediation.
The SS United States set the transatlantic speed record on its maiden voyage in 1952, a record it still holds today.
Efforts to save the SS United States from being sunk as an artificial reef are ongoing, with appeals for federal intervention.
The ship is being towed to Mobile, Alabama, to be prepared for sinking as the world's largest artificial reef.
The ocean liner left Philly last week as preparations begin to turn the vessel into the world's largest artificial reef.
When preparations are complete, it will be sunk off the coast of Florida panhandle, where it will become the world's largest artificial reef. The beloved SS United States launched in the 1950s ...
It’s slated to become the world’s largest artificial reef when it is sunk about 20 miles off the coast of Florida. The SS United States endured 14-foot waves that battered the ship off the ...