The massive vessel -- which is over 100 feet longer than the Titanic -- has been court-ordered to move out of a Philadelphia port along the Delaware River, where it has been for nearly 30 years.
and potentially to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of the Florida panhandle hangs in the balance.The worn-out ship is under a contingent contract with Okaloosa County , Florida, to potentially turn it into the world's largest artificial reef inAP Photo/Matt Rourke, File
The ocean liner, which still holds the transatlantic speed record it set more than 70 years ago, must leave its berth by Sept. 12."Okaloosa County is continuing to work with our partners at the SS United States Conservancy and until a deal is finalized it would be inappropriate to make any additional comment," a spokesperson for Okaloosa County said Tuesday night.and an attorney for Penn Warehousing, the landlord of the ship, but we have not heard back.
"With our hand being forced by Penn Warehousing, and scrapping being the only other viable option, we believe reefing is the more dignified outcome," the group said, adding that they have not given up on its nationwide search for a new location.includes more than 560 reef sites that not only attract marine life, but also fishers, divers and snorkelers to the Emerald Coast.
In August, the U.S. District Court denied the Conservancy's request for a three-month extension at the ship's Philadelphia pier, where it has loomed for years on south Philadelphia's Delaware waterfront.
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