Holidaymakers will soon be able to visit a historic cruise liner on the ocean floor after it is sunk to create the world’s largest artificial reef.
“We were on a kind of furious search for an alternate parking spot,” explained Susan Gibbs, president of the SS United States Conservancy, the nonprofit that has owned the ship in recent decade ...
The SS United States was poised to set sail at the end of last year on her final voyage from Philadelphia to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico to become an artificial reef. But Coast Guard concerns ...
The Coast Guard has confirmed that progress has been made to ensure the SS United States can safely leave Philadelphia waters after months of delays, writes ...
After concerns that the SS United States wasn’t seaworthy enough to make the trip from Philadelphia to Florida, Okaloosa County now says experts believe the ship can be successfully towed from ...
The Coast Guard said that to start moving the ship south, the county needed to restore the ship's structural integrity and demonstrate it could withstand the expected harsh journey.
CBS News Philadelphia was told experts are now figuring out when the tide will be most favorable to move the SS United States. The ship was expected to leave this past fall in 2024, but a tropical ...