TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida county is in talks to acquire a storied but aging ocean liner in a proposed deal that could create the largest artificial reef in the world.

TALLAHASSEE — A Florida county is in talks to acquire a storied but aging ocean liner in a proposed deal that could create the largest artificial reef in the world. But the plan hit a snag ...

Here's a closer look at the artificial reef industry in Florida, ... Sunk 500 tons of recycled concrete at the JK Patch and Wabasso Fishing Reef in summer 2019, according to county Natural ...

M cCulley Marine Services deployed artificial reefs from Brevard to Miami-Dade counties for over two decades, but now there's no one left to do that work since the Fort Pierce business closed in 2023.

McCulley Marine Services in Fort Pierce closed in 2023 after owner and founder John "Boo" McCulley died in 2020.

At a meeting in Okaloosa County, Florida, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, the Tourist Development Council unanimously voted to appropriate $10.1 million to move the SS US from its current home at Pier 82 to ...

This Historic 1950s Ocean Liner Will Be Sunk in Florida to Become the World’s Largest Artificial Reef. The storied ship will be sunk near Destin to become a dive site and boost marine ecology.

St. Lucie County: Sunk 500 tons of concrete at the A.A. Henry Artificial Reef site 15 miles southeast of Fort Pierce on Sept. 9, 2023, according to Oppenborn. Martin County: Sunk three 500-ton ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida county is in talks to acquire a storied but aging ocean liner in a proposed deal that could create the largest artificial reef in the world.

Officials in Florida’s Okaloosa County hope to do just that: send the SS United States to the bottom of the Gulf to create the world’s largest artificial reef — a diving attraction that ...