U.S. · POLITICS · NOV 12, 1:53 AM ET
Famed ship SS United States deliberately sunk off Florida coast to become a reef
Reported by 32 outlets in the past day, including BBC, Daily Sabah, South China Morning Post.
1What happened
Activists wanted the historic liner to be turned into a museum, but it will instead become the world's largest artificial ocean reef. BBC ↗
2What’s next
On Wednesday, it was sunk off the Florida coast and will become a diving destination and home for marine life. NPR ↗
3Also reported
An ocean liner that is longer than the Titanic and was once the fastest on the seas headed Wednesday toward its final home on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico as the world's largest... Daily Sabah ↗
Sources
- Famed ship SS United States deliberately sunk off Florida coast to become a reef ↗BBC
- Historic US ship sinks to become world's largest artificial reef ↗Daily Sabah
- Famed ocean liner sunk to become world’s biggest artificial reef ↗South China Morning Post
- SS United States sinks, will become world's largest artificial reef ↗CBS News
- World's fastest ocean liner is sunk to break another record: largest artificial reef ↗NPR
- Historic US ocean liner sinks near Florida to become world’s largest artificial reef ↗The Guardian