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SS United States Towed from Mobile Berth Ahead of Sinking

The hulk of the ocean liner and secret troop transport SS United States was towed from its berth in Mobile, Ala., ahead of ...

The SS United States and her final destination

She was the fastest ocean liner in history. But the jet age took the SS United States out of service, and she wound up docked ...

SS United States sinking moved up to Nov. 11 due to weather

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – The sinking of the SS United States as an artificial reef is now taking place a day earlier ...

SS United States leaves Mobile for final voyage

The famous ocean liner leaves Mobile after being in the Port City for more than a year undergoing preparations to be sunk ...

SS United States reefing moved to Wednesday due to unsafe weather

Due to high winds and unsafe weather conditions forecast Nov. 12, Okaloosa County rescheduled the reefing of the SS United States for Veterans Day.
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Prolific Human Smuggler Extradited from Brazil Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Aliens into the United States

Saiful Islam, 39, a Bangladeshi national, pleaded guilty today to charges related to his role in a conspiracy that smuggled numerous aliens through South America, Central America, and Mexico to the ...

The strange math that shows how Trump got Venezuela to ‘gift’ oil to the United States

President Donald Trump made an extraordinary announcement this week: Venezuela had gifted the United States 1 million barrels ...

Sinking date announced for SS United States to become world's largest artificial reef

The SS United States, docked in Philadelphia for decades, has a sinking date to become the world's largest artificial reef.