This ocean liner was the world’s fastest. It’s being sunk to make the largest artificial reef

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

1. CNN3hWhy a History-Making Ocean Liner Is Being Sunk on Purpose
2. AP13hThis ocean liner was the world’s fastest. It’s being sunk to make the largest artificial reef
3. Guardian28hHistoric 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.