The SS United States begins a final journey to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico – Marietta Daily Journal

The SS United States begins a final journey to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico  Marietta Daily Journal

An ocean liner that once was the fastest on the seas is headed to its final home on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico as the world’s largest artificial Sightseer aboard a boat watches the intentional sinking of the S.S. United States in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida, where the historic ocean liner is being scuttled to create the world's largest artificial reef, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Boats gather at a safe distance from the S.S. United States as spectators watch the historic ocean liner being intentionally sunk in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida to create the world's largest artificial reef, Wednesday, Nov.

11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) The S.S. United States is seen in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida before being intentionally sunk to create the world's largest artificial reef, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) CORRECTION: Corrects to before being intentionally sunk from after being intentionally sunk Media members and visitors photograph the S.S. United States as the historic ocean liner is intentionally sunk in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida to create the world's largest artificial reef, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) The S.S. United States is intentionally sunk in the Gulf of Mexico off