Loading...
Loading...
Browse all stories on DeepNewz
VisitWhere will the SS United States be transformed into an artificial reef by the end of 2025?
Florida Gulf Coast • 25%
Caribbean Sea • 25%
Atlantic Ocean • 25%
Other • 25%
Official announcements or news reports
Florida County Signs Deal to Create World's Largest Artificial Reef with SS United States
Oct 2, 2024, 01:22 AM
A Florida county has signed a tentative deal to purchase the SS United States and transform it into the world's largest artificial reef. The contract, approved on Tuesday, is contingent upon the resolution of court-imposed mediation after a judge ordered the SS United States to leave Philadelphia. The project aims to create an artificial reef off Florida’s Gulf Coast, which could offer new climate solutions.
View original story
Off the coast of Okaloosa County, Florida • 25%
Another location off the coast of Florida • 25%
Another location in the Gulf of Mexico • 25%
Other • 25%
Yes • 50%
No • 50%
Less than 50 feet • 25%
50-100 feet • 25%
100-150 feet • 25%
More than 150 feet • 25%
Yes • 50%
No • 50%
Federal funding • 25%
State funding • 25%
Private donations • 25%
Local government funding • 25%
Coral • 25%
Fish • 25%
Invertebrates • 25%
Other • 25%
Less than 10 species • 25%
10-20 species • 25%
20-30 species • 25%
More than 30 species • 25%
Yes • 50%
No • 50%
Government grants • 25%
Private donations • 25%
Corporate sponsorships • 25%
Other • 25%
No • 50%
Yes • 50%
Yes • 50%
No • 50%
Private Investors • 25%
State Government • 25%
Other • 25%
Federal Government • 25%