A group opposing the project has raised concerns about toxic paint, but backers say they have met all environmental requirements.

RED HOOK — A coalition of preservationists and environmentalists is racing to save the SS United States, the largest and most famous ocean liner ever built in the United States. The celebrated vessel, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Can’t make it to Florida for the sinking of the SS United States? Fortunately, there will be live video for you to watch as the ...

The famed Cold War carrier vessel, out of service since 1969, is tentatively scheduled in April to head down to Florida’s ...

Okaloosa County officials are planning to sink the SS United States this April, according to a report by Fox10 News. Set to become the world's largest artificial reef, the former ocean liner will be ...

A historic ocean liner will become the world’s largest artificial reef once it reaches its final resting place off Florida’s Gulf Coast. Competing diving businesses are vying for the massive ship to ...

A Brooklyn concrete magnate is making a last minute effort to bring a crumbling, historic ocean liner from Philadelphia to the Red Hook waterfront. John Quadrozzi Jr., who runs a concrete empire and ...

Philadelphia (CNN) — Who ever said moving a historic floating skyscraper would be easy? America’s flagship — the magnificent SS United States — was poised to set sail at the end of last year on her ...

(CNN) — From anchors aweigh to funnels ashore. As the historic SS United States gets ready to be converted into the world’s largest artificial reef off the coast of Florida, a new plan for an ...

The SS United States, the historic ocean liner that spent nearly three decades docked in the Delaware River, reached Alabama on Monday morning to begin final preparations for its sinking. The ship, ...

Scuba divers may soon add an iconic ocean liner to their bucket lists. The S.S. United States is a retired luxury ship that last sailed in 1969. Later this year, it could become an artificial reef in ...