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The SS United States was sunk off Florida to become an artificial reef.
Newsweek, CBS News and ABC News report that the ocean liner was sunk off Florida to create an artificial reef. ABC News says the wreck is also intended as a diving destination, while Newsweek reports that researchers expect marine life to colonize it over time.
What the reports agree on
- The SS United States was sunk off Florida. Newsweek, CBS News, ABC News
- The ship is intended to become an artificial reef. Newsweek, CBS News, ABC News
- The project is described as creating the world’s largest artificial reef. CBS News, Newsweek
Where reports differ
- One summary says the ship was sunk on November 11; another says crews began flooding it that day and that most of the ship remained above water after sunset. Newsweek
- One summary describes the ship as 990 feet long, while another calls it nearly 1,000 feet long. Newsweek
- One summary describes the ship as 1,000 feet long. CBS News
Reported by one outlet
- Okaloosa County selected a site about 22 nautical miles southwest of the coast, where the vessel will rest roughly 180 feet underwater. Newsweek
- County tourism officials estimate that the ship’s upper deck will sit 55 to 60 feet below the surface. Newsweek
- The reef is intended to provide a diving destination. ABC News
- Crews spent about a year preparing the ship in Mobile, Alabama, and removed materials considered unsafe for the environment. CBS News
The original reports
- CBS News SS United States is sunk off the Florida coast to become largest artificial reef
- ABC News WATCH: SS United States intentionally sunk off the Gulf Coast of Florida
- Newsweek SS United States Has Just Been Sunk—What Happens Next?
- Newsweek SS United States Sinking off Florida Coast: List of Famous Passengers
- CBS News SS United States to become world's largest artificial reef