SS United States, a historic ship will be sunk to create an artificial reef

NPR | By Ayesha Rascoe

Published November 8, 2026 at 8:34 AM EST

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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Alex Fogg, Natural Resources Chief of Okaloosa County, Florida, about efforts to deliberately sink the SS United States and create an artificial reef in its wreckage.

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Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the Saturday episodes of Up First.