Titanic-sized SS United States to become an artificial reef - USA …
1 day ago · The county agreed in October to buy the SS United States for $1 million, along with a $10.1 million budget appropriation that will turn the vessel into an artificial reef, the Northwest Florida ...
Voyage of SS United States down river, bay set for Friday delayed
2 days ago · Delaware News Journal. ... the nonprofit SS United States Conservancy made a deal with Okaloosa County, Florida, to sink it off the coast as the world's largest artificial reef. ... The SS United ...
Hampton Roads reacts to Newport News-built SS United States' …
2 days ago · The SS United States, built in Newport News in the 1950s, is towed in 1992. ... fishing boats and barges deep in the waters off the Destin-Fort Walton Beach area in Okaloosa County, Florida ...
Okaloosa County wins bid for SS United States and will sink as reef
Oct 1, 2024 · SS United States to be sunk off Okaloosa County after Escambia came up short for bid. The historic ocean liner, SS United States appears to be headed to the Destin-Fort Walton Beach area. The ship ...
PHL 17: Agreement announced between SS United States and Okaloosa …
Oct 14, 2024 · An agreement has been reached to turn the SS United States into the world’s largest artificial reef. The agreement resolves a years-old rent dispute. Earlier this month, the SS United States Conservancy reached a tentative agreement with Okaloosa County.
Okaloosa County is one step closer to deploying the world's …
Oct 2, 2024 · Okaloosa County Commissioners approved a contingent contract on Tuesday to purchase the SS United States, with the plans to convert the nearly 1,000-foot-long vessel into the world’s largest artificial reef.
SS United States sale, transportation costs approved by Okaloosa County
Oct 1, 2024 · Okaloosa County commissioners voted Tuesday to allocate up to $10.1 million for the purchase, transportation, and related remediation costs associated with the SS United States’ sinking along the shores of Destin-Fort Walton Beach to become an artificial reef.
SS United States ready to leave Philadelphia for Florida - The …
1 day ago · “Once deployed off Destin-Fort Walton Beach, at nearly 1,000-feet long, the SS United States will be a home for a diverse range of marine life and attract divers and anglers from around the world,” Okaloosa County said in press release, reported the Pensacola News Journal, which is part of the USA TODAY Network.
SS United States headed to Okaloosa County instead of Escambia County
Aug 30, 2024 · Okaloosa agrees to buy SS United States after Escambia tourism board puts off discussion. Mollye Barrows. Pensacola News Journal. 0:03. 1:11. The ship may have sailed, so to speak, when...
Okaloosa County approves purchase of SS United States for …
Oct 1, 2024 · The Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners voted 4-1 Tuesday to approve a contingent contract to acquire the historic ocean liner SS United States for $1 million, with plans to sink it as an artificial reef off the coast of Destin-Fort Walton Beach.