This ocean liner was the world’s fastest. It’s being sunk to make the largest artificial reef

The SS United States, once the world’s fastest ocean liner and longer than the Titanic, is being scuttled to create the largest artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico. The $13.5 million project aims to attract divers and fishing enthusiasts while providing habitat for tuna, marlin and swordfish. The controlled sinking, free of explosives, will occur about 20 nautical miles off the Florida coast.