The historic ocean liner, which once held the trans-Atlantic speed record, was intentionally submerged on Wednesday to serve as a marine habitat and diving site.
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The historic ocean liner, which once held the trans-Atlantic speed record, was intentionally submerged on Wednesday to serve as a marine habitat and diving site.
The SS United States broke trans-Atlantic speed records. On Wednesday, it was sunk off the Florida coast and will become a diving destination and home for marine life. The SS United States has been sunk off the coast of Florida to create the world’s largest artificial reef.
Famed ocean liner SS United States, the largest passenger ship ever built in America and the world’s fastest, headed for the sea floor near Florida on Wednesday in a deliberate sinking designed to transform the vessel into the world’s biggest artificial reef.
NPR reported the story as "World's fastest ocean liner is sunk to break another record: largest artificial reef." The Independent reported the story as "Giant cruise liner SS United States is sunk to create world’s biggest artificial reef." South China Morning Post reported the story as "Famed ocean liner sunk to become world’s biggest artificial reef."
4 sources have covered this story, including The Independent, South China Morning Post, NPR and Winnipeg Free Press Sports. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 7 hours ago.
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- FirstWinnipeg Free Press SportsNov 11, 12:05 AM ET · CanadaCenter
- +22hNPRNov 11, 10:10 PM ET · United StatesCenter
- +23hSouth China Morning PostNov 11, 10:55 PM ET · Hong KongRight
- +25hThe IndependentNov 12, 1:06 AM ET · United KingdomLeft
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