SS United States to become world's largest artificial reef

First reported by Guardian at Tue 8:05 AM · 3 outlets in all

1. CBS News49mSS United States to become world's largest artificial reefThe 1,000-foot long SS United States is being sent to the bottom of the ocean in a controlled, explosive-free sinking that is taking place about 20 nautical miles off the Gulf Coast of Florida.
2. New York Times(subscription required)6hRecalling the S.S. United States as It Becomes a Florida ReefA New York Times editor has had a lifelong connection to the S.S. United States, which is becoming an artificial reef off the Florida coast.
3. Guardian34hHistoric ocean liner to ‘live on’ beneath waves as world’s biggest artificial reefThe SS United States will sink off Florida coast to become an artificial reef, ending long-running wrangle over its fateFinal preparations were under way on Tuesday to sink the world’s fastest ocean liner in the Gulf of Mexico as an artificial reef, concluding a decades-long wrangle over the fate of the transatlantic icon.A fleet of five tugboats moved the rusting hulk of the SS United States from a quayside in Mobile, Alabama, on Monday for its short journey to 25 miles off the coast of Destin, Florida, where it will be scuttled in a precision operation on Wednesday afternoon.