Not Yet Plain Sailing for the SS United States

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When the SS United States first set sail in 1952, the great ocean liner was a symbol of the country's engineering and strength, and it shattered the record for the fastest trans-Atlantic crossing for a passenger ship. Decommissioned in 1969 following the financial collapse of the United States Lines, its rusting hull has since struggled to find a permanent home.

Okaloosa County, FL, located on the Florida Panhandle, with Destin at its center, purchased the 990-foot-long vessel to sink in the Gulf of Mexico as an attraction for divers and sport fishermen alike. The County allocated $10 million for the project, directing $4 million to cover the purchase and towing, as well as the construction of a museum, and contingencies. Before its sinking, the ship must be ecologically prepared and made safer for divers, which will cost $6 million and take up to a year to complete....

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