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The SS United States is towed down the Delaware River between Pennsylvania and New Jersey, from Philadelphia, on 19 February 2025. Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP
The SS United States is towed down the Delaware River between Pennsylvania and New Jersey, from Philadelphia, on 19 February 2025. Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP
Historic ocean liner to ‘live on’ beneath waves as world’s biggest artificial reef

The SS United States will sink off Florida coast to become an artificial reef, ending long-running wrangle over its fate