After months of delays, the historic SS United States ocean liner finally moved out of Philadelphia today on a new voyage as it prepares to become the world's largest artificial reef off the Florida coast in the Gulf of Mexico.

The SS United States approached the last leg of its East Coast transit Wednesday, before its tow turns to the west and its next destination of Mobile, Ala., where the historic liner will be prepared f

The exact location of where the SS United States will be sunk along the Gulf Coast fhas not been set, but it is expected to be about 20 nautical miles south of the Destin-Fort Walton Beach area.

The SS United States, built more than 70 years ago, is being towed from Philadelphia to Mobile, Alabama, to become the world's largest artificial reef.

The SS United States is now off the coast of Florida.After a series of delays, the 990-foot ocean liner left Philadelphia last week, on its way to become the wo