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.
A historic ocean liner that once ferried immigrants, Hollywood stars, and heads of state may soon find its final resting place at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, after a Florida county inked a tentative deal to turn the ship into theThe contract approved Tuesday by officials in Okaloosa County on Florida's coastal Panhandle is contingent upon the resolution of court-imposed mediation, after a judge ordered the storied but aging ship toThe largest passenger ship ever built in the U.S.
"To have an opportunity to have the SS United States right here by our shore is a heritage and a legacy that is generational," said Okaloosa County Commissioner Mel Ponder. "I'm very excited for not only what it does for the diving community, but also the fishing community, but the community at large."
The lengthy process of cleaning, transporting and sinking the vessel is expected to take at least 1.5 years.Conservancy, landlord headed to mediation amid ongoing rent dispute for historic SS United States On that voyage, the ship crossed the Atlantic in three days, 10 hours and 40 minutes, besting the RMS Queen Mary's time by 10 hours. To this day, the SS United States holds the transatlantic speed record for an ocean liner.
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