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SS United States to be sunk as world's largest artificial reef
Original: The SS United States is scheduled for sinking to become the world’s largest artificial reef
The SS United States, the historic American ocean liner that once held the transatlantic speed record, is scheduled to be deliberately sunk off the coast of Florida to become the world's largest artificial reef. News outlets across the United States are covering the plan, which ends decades of uncertainty over the fate of the decaying vessel and aims to create a new diving and marine habitat attraction.
Why now: The fate of a famous, record-holding ocean liner is being settled in an unusual way, drawing broad media attention.
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- The SS United States is scheduled for sinking to become the world’s largest artificial reef · FOX 8 News
- The SS United States is scheduled for sinking to become the world’s largest artificial reef · The Mercury News
- The SS United States is scheduled for sinking to become the world’s largest artificial reef · Sun Sentinel
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