VIDEO: SS United States is on its final voyage
After multiple efforts over the years to either refurbish and return the ship to service as a cruise ship or convert it to a hotel or some other purpose, it is now on a 14-day to Mobile, Ala., where it will be prepared to be sunk safely to become the world’s largest artificial reef, offshore Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida.
SS United States begins journey down Delaware River, out of Philadelphia to become reef in Gulf
The vessel has been a staple along the Delaware River in South Philadelphia for nearly 30 years, but will now begin its journey to the gulf coast. The move comes after legal battles over its future and several delays. Now, the ship's new owners say they have completed the necessary safety requirements to move the SS United States.
In about a year, the SS United States will be ready for her new home off of Florida’s Gulf Coast, where she will not ...
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The SS United States is now in the Atlantic Ocean as of Thursday morning, just off the Delaware ...
After being delayed for months by structural and technical issues, wind conditions have delayed the SS United States' ...
The historic ship will leave South Philadelphia at 12:51 p.m. after moving back its scheduled exit 24 hours due to high winds ...
The new owners of the historic ocean liner now say it will begin its journey out of Philadelphia on Wednesday.
That difference in opinion has been present since the day the ship arrived in Philadelphia in July 1996. Here is how The ...
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