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How to watch the historic SS United States be sunk off Florida's coast

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Wednesday, November 11, 2026 at 2:15 PM · 1 min read
How to watch the historic SS United States be sunk off Florida's coast — Key Biscayne Arts news

Seventy-four years after her maiden voyage, the stately SS United States is ready for sinking near Destin-Fort Walton Beach on Florida's Gulf Coast.A livestream will show all the action on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, as the massive boat is sunk to become the world's largest artificial reef, a new destination for divers.CBS News Philadelphia will provide live streaming coverage of the SS United States' final journey. You can watch starting around 1 p.m. ET in the player above, or on the CBS Philadelphia YouTube channel. The sinking is set for 2 p.m. ET.The historic ocean liner spent almost three decades docked on the Delaware River in Philadelphia and, for a time, was mired in legal battles. Plans to turn the ship into a hotel or even a casino never materialized. And so the SS United States, which still holds an unbeaten record for the fastest transatlantic crossing, sat still.Okaloosa County, Florida, purchased the ship for $10 million to add to its dozens of artificial reefs. The county

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