Florida, SS United States and Philadelphia
SS United States to leave Philadelphia waters and be turned into artificial reef, museum in Florida
The SS United States will leave Philadelphia's waters and head to Norfolk, Virginia, for extensive preparations for reefing over the next several months.
Officials in Florida approve $10.1 million for purchase and transport of SS United States
The stewards of the SS United States are one step closer to sealing a deal that would submerge the holder of the transatlantic speed record into the warm waters of the Florida Panhandle coast. Okaloosa County commissioners voted Tuesday to allocate up to $10.
SS United States gears up for final voyage from Philadelphia to Florida
The SS United States is now one step closer to moving to its new home. A ceremonial signing was held on Saturday for the deal that will send the historic ocean liner to Florida. Eva Andersen reports from South Philly.
SS United States prepares for final voyage from Philadelphia to Florida
A ceremonial signing was held Saturday for the deal that will send the SS United States from Philadelphia to Florida.
The SS United States’ stewards bid farewell to the Philly ship destined for Florida: ‘Bon voyage, you grand lady’
The SS United States, a ship parked in Philadelphia since 1996, hosted a small farewell Saturday as it prepares to semi-retire to Florida. The vessels’ stewards, members of the SS United States Conservancy,
Cruise Industry News1d
SS United States Conservancy, Pier Operator Reach Settlement
The SS United States Conservancy announced that it reached an agreement to settle a legal dispute with Penn Warehousing, ...
Travel Weekly4d
The SS United States could be sunk in Florida as an artificial reef
The SS United States, the storied ocean liner that was ... Closing on the deal could take place in a few weeks, pending the current U.S. District Court-imposed mediation. But then the ship ...
Sinking sensation: Historic SS United States ocean liner may find new life on the Florida seabed
The SS United States shuttled politicians and celebrities between Europe and the United States in regal luxury for nearly two ...
The Sun4d
Legendary abandoned cruise ship SS United States left to rot for 30 years could be SUNK on purpose in ambitious new plan
AFTER three decades of sitting abandoned in Philadelphia, the once-iconic ocean liner SS United States may finally find ... But now, if the current plan succeeds, the ship will offer a new ...
Cruise Industry News10d
Okaloosa Approves Contingent Contract to Acquire SS United States
Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and the SS United States Conservancy announced today that the Okaloosa County Board of ...
The Virginian-Pilot10d
SS United States, historic ocean liner built in Newport News, to become world’s largest artificial reef
Officials in Okaloosa County, Florida, are moving ahead with plans to sink the SS United States, a historic ocean ... while also enhancing our community’s status as a premier diving and ...
CBS News11d
Tentative agreement reached to move SS United States from Philadelphia to Florida for artificial reef
"contingent upon the conclusion of the current U.S. District Court-imposed mediation." For months, the SS United States was at the center of a lengthy legal battle over how long it could stay ...