The formerly Philadelphia-docked SS United States now rests at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.
Why it matters: So ends the vessel’s strange odyssey from the United States’ largest ocean liner to Philly landmark to world’s largest artificial reef.
Driving the news: The controlled sinking began Wednesday afternoon roughly 22 nautical miles southwest of Destin-Fort Walton Beach in the Florida Panhandle.
- The sinking was slow going and stretched on for hours, but it was all over around 10pm when the ship fully disappeared into the water.
Zoom in: The SS United States now joins a smorgasbord of other sunken vessels and artificial reefs for divers to explore off the beach…