SS United States: Okaloosa County Pushes Back Departure from ...
2 days ago · Okaloosa County also said it will continue to partner with the SS United States Conservancy for the development of a land-based museum and visitor center in Destin-Fort Walton Beach. The facility will celebrate and commemorate the nation’s flagship, the county said, incorporating features from the ship, such as its iconic funnels and radar mast.
SS United States headed to Okaloosa to become artificial reef
Nov 7, 2024 · As part of the $10.1 million deal to purchase and prepare to sink the ship as an artificial reef Okaloosa County is partnering with the SS United States Conservancy to develop a land-based museum ...
Okaloosa County wins bid for SS United States and will sink as reef
Oct 1, 2024 · The ship was sought after by both Escambia and Okaloosa counties as an artificial reef, but Okaloosa County and the SS United States Conservancy announced Tuesday that Okaloosa’s Board of County ...
Okaloosa County purchases SS United States for largest artificial …
Oct 2, 2024 · On Tuesday, the Okaloosa County Commission voted 4-1 to approve a tentative purchase and sale agreement for $1 million to buy the SS United States, along with a $10.1 million budget appropriation ...
SS United States Getting Towed to Norfolk Ahead of Planned ... - USNI News
Oct 16, 2024 · In a subdued ceremony Saturday in Philadelphia, Okaloosa County, Florida, took title to the historic ship, effectively ending a three-year long legal struggle between the non-profit that owned SS United States and Penn Warehouse and Distribution, the owner of the pier where it has been berthed for years.
SS United States prepared for move to Florida, reef sinking
Oct 15, 2024 · At an Oct. 12 press conference on the ship’s aft main deck, the SS United States Conservancy and Okaloosa County, Fla., Board of Commissioners announced they had closed on an agreement for the county to acquire the once-luxury 1950s passenger vessel for $10.1 million.
Historic ship could soon become the world’s largest ... - AP News
Oct 1, 2024 · The solution: sink it on purpose and create what supporters hope will be a barnacle-encrusted star in Okaloosa County’s constellation of more than 500 artificial reefs, making it a signature diving attraction that could generate millions of dollars a year in local tourism spending for scuba shops, charter fishing boats and hotels.
Fate of the SS United States in limbo after Okaloosa County …
Sep 6, 2024 · PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The fate of the SS United States remains up in the air after the Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners in Florida postponed a vote on whether the ship will be taken there...
SS United States reef plan delayed as Okaloosa County moves …
Sep 5, 2024 · The SS United States came into the public eye on Aug. 30 when the Okaloosa County Commission signed an agreement to purchase the historic ocean liner. However, commissioners had to hold a vote to ...
SS United States sale, transportation costs approved by Okaloosa County
Oct 1, 2024 · Okaloosa County commissioners voted Tuesday to allocate up to $10.1 million for the purchase, transportation, and related remediation costs associated with the SS United States’ sinking along the shores of Destin-Fort Walton Beach to become an artificial reef.
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