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November 11, 2026 • 12:00 PM
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Larger than the Titanic, it took the SS United States mere hours to sink to the ocean floor in Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida. This once luxurious ship hosted presidents and celebrities and will now host turtles and fish as the world’s largest artificial reef.

Watch the world’s fastest transatlantic ocean liner sink to the ocean floor | CNN

Larger than the Titanic, it took the SS United States mere hours to sink to the ocean floor in Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida. This once luxurious ship hosted presidents and celebrities and will now host turtles and fish as the world’s largest artificial reef.

Larger than the Titanic, it took the SS United States mere hours to sink to the ocean floor in Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida. This once luxurious ship hosted presidents and celebrities and will now host turtles and fish as the world’s largest artificial reef.

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