The SS United States is shown at its pier last month in Philadelphia. The decommissioned former superliner was scheduled to be towed to Mobile, Ala., this week, but the move was delayed due to logistical issues and an unfavorable weather forecast in the Gulf of Mexico. Photo courtesy Okaloosa County, Fla./ Facebook
Nov. 14 (UPI) — The planned move of the decommissioned former cruise liner SS United States from Philadelphia to the Gulf of Mexico has been delayed due to logistics issues, its owner said this week. The 1,000-foot former superliner, which in the 1950s and 1960s ferried stars and world leaders across the Atlantic Ocean in record time, is to become the world’s largest sunken artificial reef in the Gulf under the plans of its new owner, Okaloosa County, Fla. Advertisement
After spending the last 28 years at a pier in Philadelphia, the ship was scheduled Thursday to begin a two-week journey to Mobile, Ala., where it is to undergo a year-long preparation process for its new role as a tourist attraction off the coast of the Destin-Fort Walton Beach area.
However, the move has been delayed until further notice, county officials announced this week.
Move of SS United States from Philadelphia to Gulf of Mexico delayed
