World's fastest ocean liner is sunk to break another record: largest artificial reef
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The SS United States broke trans-Atlantic speed records. On Wednesday, it was sunk off the Florida coast and will become a diving destination and home for marine life.
The SS United States, without its smokestacks, at port in Mobile, Ala., before its sinking on Wednesday.
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The fastest passenger liner in the world crossed the Atlantic Ocean in less than four days. On Wednesday, it sank in five hours.
