{
  "id": 19620111,
  "title": "\"SS United States\": Ocean liner sunk - it will become world's largest artificial reef",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/ss-united-states-ozeankreuzer-versenkt-er-wird-weltgro-tes",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-12T07:43:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/dienstleister/ss-united-states-ozeankreuzer-versenkt-er-wird-weltgroesstes-kuenstliches-riff/100266907.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "The SS United States, a record-breaking passenger ship, has been sunk off the west coast of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico. The 300-meter-long vessel is to become the world's largest artificial reef, according to Okaloosa County. The ship was deliberately sunk 22 nautical miles southwest of Destin, after modifications allowed water to flood in, and can be viewed on YouTube. The ship, which set a transatlantic record in 1952, was decommissioned in 1969 and purchased by Okaloosa County in 2024 for this purpose. The wreck is expected to provide a habitat for marine life and a diving site, with a museum planned on land.",
  "summary": "It holds the record for the fastest transatlantic passage. Off the coast of Florida, the \"SS United States\" is now finding a new, record-breaking destination underwater.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "SS United States: Why the historic ship is sinking",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/ss-united-states-why-the-historic-ship-is-sinking",
        "published": "2026-11-11T15:56:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "9 things to know about sinking the SS United States as an artificial reef",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/9-things-to-know-about-sinking-the-ss-united-states-as-an-artificial",
        "published": "2026-11-11T20:02:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}