Summary
- The SS United States Conservancy and its landlord have resolved a rent dispute, allowing for the ship to be turned into the world’s largest artificial reef in Florida.
- Okaloosa County plans to sink the ship and create a signature diving attraction that could boost local tourism spending.
- The deal to buy the ship and sink it may cost over $10 million and take at least 1.5 years to complete.
- The SS United States was once a beacon of American engineering, setting transatlantic speed records in the 1950s.