Key Aspects: The Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners has confirmed that the SS United States will be reefed during the second week of November 2026. The ship will be sunk 22 nautical miles southwest of Destin-Fort Walton Beach to become the world’s largest artificial reef. All remediation work on the ship is complete and final approvals for her sinking have been granted, but weather is a factor in the exact reefing date. The end of an era is close at hand, as the Board of County Commissioners of Okaloosa County, Florida has now set the timeline for the reefing of the...
Legendary Ocean Liner SS United States Will Sink in November
HALO Newsroom
Oct 21, 2026 • 21 hours ago
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