The historic ocean liner, SS United States appears to be headed to the Destin-Fort Walton Beach area.The ship was sought after by both Escambia and Okaloosa counties as an artificial reef, but ...

The Okaloosa County Commission first discussed the SS United States on Aug. 30, when the county signed an agreement to purchase the historic ocean liner after a bid from the Escambia County ...

T he historic ocean liner, SS United States appears to be headed to the Destin-Fort Walton Beach area.The ship was sought after by both Escambia and Okaloosa counties as an artificial reef, but ...

An agreement has been reached to turn the SS United States into the world’s largest artificial reef. The agreement resolves a years-old rent dispute. Earlier this month, the SS United States ...

The meeting, which started at 3 p.m., had run to about 5:30 p.m. when Reeves wanted to table discussion of the SS United States as well as proposals to put $60 million toward an indoor sports ...

Tentative agreement in place to move SS United States from Philadelphia to Florida 02:22. After weeks of uncertainty surrounding the fate of the SS United States, the Okaloosa County Board of ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- Okaloosa County commissioners believe they have sealed the deal to purchase the SS United States. The cost is just over $10 million.

The SS United States, the historic ocean liner that has sat for decades on the Delaware River, is closer to becoming an artificial reef off the Florida coast. Okaloosa County plans to allocate $10 ...

The deal to buy the ship, which officials said could cost more than $10 million, could close in a matter of weeks, pending court mediation.

Okaloosa County decided on Friday afternoon to move the SS United States from Philadelphia to Mobile to make more accommodations for the ship such as spacing, availability, cost efficiency and ...

However, the SS United States Conservancy, which owns the 1,000-foot vessel, previously posted on social media that "the next chapter of the ship's history is still being written." "We must ...

The SS United States is notable for 44 mph speeds, two 65-foot funnels that vent exhaust off its decks. The liner cruised by Palm Beach County's coast.