Another Florida community wants to help make SS United States the world's largest artifical reef

the SS United States a nearly 1,000 foot Marvel of Naval engineering is being prepared for its final voyage to the gulf floor there it will become the world's largest artificial Reef the last decision remains its exact resting place really excited that this is F this is going to be the world's largest artificial Reef so if we can get that as close to Panama City as possible and uh partner with Okaloosa County uh it's going to be great for both of our dive Industries bring a lot of people to this area at Tuesday's B count tourist development council meeting the diving Community came out in waves their message to the council was that their industry needs an attraction like the SS United States to keep them afloat if we look at uh the economic impacts of uh similar type ships that have been deployed before it's something between uh doubling the existing business uh or uh roughly doing like another 7,000 passengers a year that potential growth had divers at Tuesday's meeting applauding the council unanimously agreed to offer Okaloosa County $3 million to support marketing the new reef and sinking the ship we've been working with Okaloosa County for a very long time and this is a big deal we have a very strong diving Community a very strong fishing Community uh in Bay County and so you know this is this is a big deal for us if Okaloosa County Commission agrees to the deal they are agreeing to put the SS United States 20 miles closer to St Andrew's pass in Panama City than other proposed resting sites if they don't put it uh in that corner that we're asking for then it won't be reachable from Panama City so it'll be reachable by Destin only what would your guys' next step be in that case uh we might have to go to Des