# World's fastest ocean liner is sunk to break another record: largest artificial reef > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/1624533 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 5 outlets covering · First listed: NPR, Nov 11, 2026, 9:10 PM · Read it: The SS United States broke trans-Atlantic speed records. On Wednesday, it was sunk off the Florida coast and will become a diving destination and home for marine life. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 11, 2026, 8:55 AM: [Why a History-Making Ocean Liner Is Being Sunk on Purpose]() — CNN (TV network, United States) - Nov 11, 2026, 6:04 PM: [SS United States sinks, will become world's largest artificial reef]() — CBS News (TV network, United States) The 1,000-foot-long SS United States was 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. - Nov 11, 2026, 7:00 PM: [Retired ocean liner to become largest artificial reef in the world]() — Phys.org (Science news) Bigger than the RMS Titanic and faster than the RMS Queen Mary, the SS United States was a nautical wonder during the mid-20th century—the nation's premier luxury ocean liner that once ferried presidents and Hollywood elite across the Atlantic in opulence. - Nov 11, 2026, 9:07 PM: [Historic US ocean liner sinks near Florida to become world’s largest artificial reef]() — Guardian (Newspaper, United Kingdom) SS United States, which set transatlantic speed record during maiden voyage in 1952, is sunk off coast of DestinThe historic SS United States has reached the end of its journey at sea, sinking Wednesday off the coast of Destin, Florida, where it will begin a new life underwater as an artificial reef.The nearly 1,000ft American-made vessel, once the fastest ocean liner in the world, was launched in 1952 and made history by setting a transatlantic speed record during its maiden voyage. The ship carried thousands of passengers across the Atlantic over 17 years of operation before being retired… - Nov 11, 2026, 9:10 PM: [World's fastest ocean liner is sunk to break another record: largest artificial reef]() — NPR (Public broadcaster, United States) The SS United States broke trans-Atlantic speed records. On Wednesday, it was sunk off the Florida coast and will become a diving destination and home for marine life.