The conservancy that oversees a storied but aging ocean liner and its landlord have resolved a years-old rent dispute that will clear the way for a Florida county to turn the historic ship into the world’s largest artificial reef.
It was supposed to be the last chance for members of the public to get a look at the SS United States as it moved between two Delaware River piers before setting off on its journey to become the world’s largest artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico.
Plans to move the SS United States may have been halted due to weather concerns in the Gulf of Mexico, but dozens of people still stuck to a schedule and took a cruise on the Spirit of Philadelphia on Thursday around noon.
The move of the SS United States to Alabama has been delayed, but the ship's conservancy went ahead with its chartered cruise luncheon for supporters on Thursday.
