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SS United States, a historic ship will be sunk to create an artificial reef

NPR | By Ayesha Rascoe
Published November 8, 2026 at 6:34 AM MST

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Alex Fogg, Natural Resources Chief of Okaloosa County, Florida, about efforts to deliberately sink the SS United States and create an artificial reef in its wreckage.

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