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The Okaloosa County Commission first discussed the SS United States on Aug. 30, when the county signed an agreement to purchase the historic ocean liner after a bid from the Escambia County ...
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- Okaloosa County commissioners believe they have sealed the deal to purchase the SS United States. The cost is just over $10 million. The ship will be sunk off Destin and ...
The historic ocean liner, SS United States appears to be headed to the Destin-Fort Walton Beach area.The ship was sought after by both Escambia and Okaloosa counties as an artificial reef, but ...
We value Okaloosa County's interest, their extensive experience in respectfully deploying artificial reefs, and their desire to preserve the SS United States’ extraordinary legacy.
The SS United States came into the public eye on Aug. 30 when the Okaloosa County Commission signed an agreement to purchase the historic ocean liner. However, commissioners had to hold a vote to ...
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - The Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners approved a contract to acquire the SS United States. Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and the SS United States ...
Tentative agreement in place to move SS United States from Philadelphia to Florida 02:22. After weeks of uncertainty surrounding the fate of the SS United States, the Okaloosa County Board of ...
The county agreed in October to buy the SS United States for $1 million, part of a $10.1 million budget appropriation that will turn the vessel into an artificial reef, the Northwest Florida Daily ...
The historic SS United States, built in the early 1950s, has been at a Philadelphia port since the 1990s. Okaloosa County leaders have made big steps towards bringing the ship down to Okaloosa ...
Fate of SS United States up in the air after county in Florida delays vote 04:06. PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The fate of the SS United States remains up in the air after the Okaloosa County Board of ...
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- Okaloosa County commissioners believe they have sealed the deal to purchase the SS United States. The cost is just over $10 million.