Fate of the SS United States in limbo after Okaloosa County Board postpones vote
The fate of the SS United States, currently docked in South Philadelphia, remains in limbo after a Florida county board postponed voting on acquiring the ship to sink it as an artificial reef.
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Okaloosa County leaders delayed their vote on a bid for the renowned ship. Escambia Marine Advisory Cmte hoping for another chance at buying ship
Plan to turn SS United States into world’s largest artificial reef off Florida hits a snag
Okaloosa County's tourism division hopes the addition of the ship as an artificial reef would bolster its status as a "premiere fishing destination."
SS United States could be sunk off Florida coastline as part of artificial reef, sources say
Sources told CBS News Philadelphia that Okaloosa County leaders plan to discuss in a meeting on Tuesday whether or not the SS United States should be sunk off their coast as part of an artificial reef.
Proposal could turn SS United States into world's largest artificial reef off the coast of Florida
The worn-out ship is under a contingent contract with Okaloosa County, Florida, to potentially turn it into the world's largest artificial reef in Destin- Fort Walton Beach.
Okaloosa County postpones vote on plan to turn SS United States into world's largest reef
The Okaloosa County Commission's plan to buy the SS United States is on hold after commissioners postponed a vote to turn the historic ship into the world's largest artificial reef. At the beginning of the board's regular meeting on Tuesday,
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The race to the bottom continues as two counties try to acquire what would become the world's largest artificial reef.
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