Historic ocean liner sunk off the coast of Florida to become artificial reef – video

The historic SS United States ocean liner has marked the end of its journey at sea, as it was sunk off the coast of Florida to become the 'world's largest artificial reef', according to Okaloosa county. Once the fastest ocean liner in the world, the ship took around five hours to sink. It will rest on the seafloor at a depth of approximately 180ft, with the ship's upper decks sitting about 55ft below the surface

• Historic US ocean liner sinks near Florida to become world's largest artificial reef