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The SS United States is about to sink. Many scuba divers will follow
The famed ocean liner SS United States, which took presidents and celebrities across the Atlantic voyages in high-class style, will find new popularity after it sinks beneath the Gulf surface today and becomes the world's largest artificial reef – and a Mount Everest-type destination for scuba divers to explore. The 990-foot-long ship is being carefully flooded with seawater, which will take the ship down nearly 200 feet to its final resting place. Soon, scuba divers – the curious, the bucket-listers and the passionate enthusiasts – will start to descend in droves to visit the ship, sitting upright on the Gulf floor. .oembed-frame { width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0; border: 0; } "We anticipate the SS United States is going to be super popular," said Savanna Christy, owner and instructor at ScubaTech , a dive center in Destin, Florida. .oembed-frame { width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0; border: 0; } Can't see our graphics? Click here to reload the page . What's the attraction in scuba diving? "What draws me to scuba diving is being able to be underwater and experience marine life," said Christy, who's been a diver for 22 years. "It's the sense of peace and tranquilness that