The ocean liner SS United States will soon become the world's largest artificial reef off the Gulf coast of Florida, slipping beneath the waves on Nov. 11 in a final plunge that will be closely watche...

The SS United States is in the Gulf to be sunk today, Nov. 11, at 1 p.m. CT, about 22 nautical miles southwest of Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida, to become the world's largest artificial reef.