OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- Okaloosa County is looking to secure what would become the largest artificial reef in the world. The county recently signed an agreement to purchase the historic SS United ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB ... “Bringing the SS United States here as an artificial reef would bring immense opportunities for us,” resident Savanna Christy said.

“They've gotten 40 something wrecks over there (in Okaloosa County ... Escambia County back on the map as a diving destination and provide an artificial reef that is even bigger than the ...

The ship was sought after by both Escambia and Okaloosa counties as an artificial reef ... Escambia County would replicate saying the ship would put Escambia County back on the map with divers ...

(WJHG/WECP) - The gulf waters off the coast of Okaloosa County are set to soon be home to the world’s largest artificial reef. County staff report the project has been in the works for years.

The reefs can be be composed of rubble, concrete -- or sunken ships. In 2023, for example, Okaloosa County established five sunken-vessel artificial reefs and also deployed hundreds of ...

Plans are being made to turn a storied but aging ocean liner into the largest artificial reef in the world. But the plan hit a snag this week, after local officials in coastal Okaloosa County in ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Okaloosa County could soon be home to the largest artificial reef in our waters, but that decision is still pending. County leaders have a contingent contract ...

Beyond the ship itself, the hope is that the reef "will be a barnacle-encrusted star in Okaloosa County's constellation of more than 500 artificial reefs, making it a signature diving attraction ...