The nearly 1,000-foot luxury liner took more than four hours to sink Wednesday night after crews cut holes into its hull. It now rests about 180 feet below the surface, where officials expect it to attract marine life — and eventually divers and anglers — to the Florida coast.
The SS United States is set to be sunk off Florida to create an artificial reef, according to reports from November 10 and 11. The Guardian said the plan would end a long-running dispute over the ocean liner’s fate, while The Maritime Executive reported that the ship had left Mobile, Alabama, for the reef site. WQCS reported the sinking plan, but the reports do not confirm that the ship has already been sunk.
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