Famed ship SS United States deliberately sunk off Florida coast to become a reef

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First recorded 11/11/2026, 21:45:37. Last recorded 13/11/2026, 06:44:03.

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  1. Recorded 11/11/2026, 21:45:37Source report

    Famed ship SS United States to be sunk off coast of Florida ↗

    BBC News

    Activists unsucessfully fought for the historic liner - which crossed the Atlantic Ocean hundreds of times - to be preserved and turned into a museum.

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  2. Recorded 11/11/2026, 22:37:09Observed preview update

    Famed ship SS United States to be sunk off coast of Florida ↗

    BBC News

    Activists unsuccessfully fought for the historic liner to be preserved and turned into a museum, but it will now become the world's largest artificial ocean reef.

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  3. Recorded 12/11/2026, 04:07:34Observed preview update

    Famed ship SS United States sunk off coast of Florida ↗

    BBC News

    Activists unsuccessfully fought for the historic liner to be preserved and turned into a museum, but it will now become the world's largest artificial ocean reef.

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  4. Recorded 12/11/2026, 08:09:25Observed preview update

    Famed ship SS United States deliberately sunk off Florida coast to become a reef ↗

    BBC News

    Activists wanted the historic liner to be turned into a museum, but it will instead become the world's largest artificial ocean reef.

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