Historic ocean liner could soon become world’s largest artificial reef

Historic ocean liner could soon become world’s largest artificial reef
The SS United States moored on the Delaware River in Philadelphia (Matt Rourke/AP)

The conservancy that oversees a famous but ageing ocean liner and its landlord have resolved a years-old rent dispute that will clear the way for a Florida county to turn the historic ship into the world’s largest artificial reef.

A federal judge had ruled in June that the SS United States Conservancy had until September 12 to present plans to move the ship, a 1,000-foot ocean liner that still holds the transatlantic speed record it set more than 70 years ago.

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