India, Nov. 11 -- SS United States Sinking Live Stream: For more than seven decades, the SS United States carried the memory of an era when ocean liners were symbols of speed, luxury and American engineering. Now, the record-breaking ship is beginning a very different journey. On Wednesday, November 11, 2026, the 990-foot vessel is being deliberately sunk off Florida's Gulf Coast, where it will start a new life beneath the water as the world's largest artificial reef.

The historic liner is being deployed about 22 nautical miles southwest of Destin-Fort Walton Beach in Florida's Panhandle. Officials moved the operation forward by one day because of forecast strong winds and potentially unsafe marine conditions. Once it settles on the seaf...