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Okaloosa County Oks dive safety deal ahead of SS United States deployment

April 9, 2026 | Collin Bestor

Okaloosa County commissioners voted unanimously April 7 to partner with Divers Alert Network, a nonprofit recognized worldwide for dive safety research and emergency medicine, as the county prepares to sink the SS United States as an artificial reef.

The SS United States was built in Newport News, Virginia. The design company was based in New York City. (Photo by Tony Judnich)

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