Watch: Divers explore US ship sunk off Florida coast to create new reef
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Summary
The SS United States was intentionally sunk off Florida to create an artificial reef. The ship had once been the world’s fastest ocean liner and crossed the Atlantic hundreds of times.Key Facts
- The SS United States was scuttled off the coast of Florida.
- The sinking was intended to create an artificial reef described as the world’s largest.
- The ship is expected to provide habitat for sea life and attract divers.
- The liner was once the fastest in the world.
- It spent nearly 30 years docked in Philadelphia before moving to Florida.
- The ship crossed the Atlantic Ocean hundreds of times.
- Activists sought to preserve the ship as a museum but did not succeed.
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