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O SS United States ressurge como o maior recife artificial do mundo

O histórico transatlântico foi afundado na costa da Flórida para se tornar um grande recife artificial e uma nova atração turística.

O SS United States iniciou um novo capítulo sob o mar. O histórico transatlântico foi afundado deliberadamente em 11 de novembro de 2026, na costa de Destin, na Flórida, para se tornar o maior recife artificial do mundo. O projeto busca criar um habitat marinho e atrair mergulhadores e visitantes para a costa do Golfo da Flórida.

De recordista transatlântico a recife artificial

Lançado em 1952, o SS United States ganhou fama ao estabelecer um recorde de velocidade na travessia do Atlântico durante sua viagem inaugural. A embarcação, com quase 1.000 pés (302 metros) de comprimento, transportou mais de um milhão de passageiros durante seus anos de serviço, antes de se aposentar em 1969, quando a aviação comercial transformou as viagens internacionais.

Após décadas fora de serviço, o navio foi adquirido pelo condado de Okaloosa em 2024 para ser convertido em um recife artificial. O projeto, com custo estimado em aproximadamente 13,5 milhões de dólares, representa um esforço para preservar parte do legado da embarcação e dar a ela uma nova finalidade sob as águas do Golfo.

Uma última viagem cuidadosamente preparada

Antes do afundamento, o navio passou por um extenso processo de preparação para atender aos requisitos ambientais e de segurança. Materiais perigosos e contaminantes remanescentes foram removidos, mais de 400 vigias foram retiradas e aberturas foram feitas no casco e nos conveses para permitir a circulação da vida marinha e dos mergulhadores.

A embarcação foi afundada sem o uso de explosivos, a aproximadamente 22 milhas náuticas a sudoeste de Destin. Ela repousou no fundo do mar a uma profundidade de cerca de 180 pés (55 metros), enquanto seus conveses superiores permaneceram muito mais próximos da superfície. A operação foi planejada para deixar o navio em uma posição estável e permitir o acesso de mergulhadores experientes.

Um novo habitat e uma oportunidade científica

Espera-se que a estrutura atraia peixes, invertebrados e outros organismos marinhos, desenvolvendo gradualmente um habitat subaquático. No entanto, os efeitos ecológicos levarão tempo para serem compreendidos. Pesquisadores da Instituição Oceanográfica Woods Hole estão estudando como as comunidades marinhas colonizam o naufrágio e como os ecossistemas se desenvolvem ao redor de grandes estruturas artificiais.

O projeto também oferece uma oportunidade para examinar como materiais como o aço interagem com a água do mar e influenciam o ambiente ao redor. O monitoramento científico contínuo será importante para compreender os efeitos do recife a longo prazo.

Uma nova atração para o turismo de mergulho na Flórida

Para a região de Destin-Fort Walton Beach, o SS United States poderá se tornar um importante acréscimo a uma rede consolidada de mais de 500 áreas de recifes artificiais. Espera-se que seu tamanho, sua história e seu design característico atraiam mergulhadores, operadores de excursões e visitantes interessados na exploração subaquática.

O projeto também poderá gerar negócios para lojas locais de mergulho, hotéis, restaurantes e operadores turísticos. Além de sua possível contribuição econômica, o naufrágio oferece à região uma atração singular ligada à história marítima dos Estados Unidos.

O SS United States já cruzou o Atlântico como um dos transatlânticos mais rápidos do mundo. Mais de meio século após sua aposentadoria, chegou a um destino diferente. Sua trajetória como navio de passageiros terminou, mas sua nova vida sob as águas do Golfo do México está apenas começando.

By Heydi Bernal for Ruta Pantera on 11/12/2026 9:26:18 AM


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Associated Press. (2026, November 11). The SS United States is scheduled for sinking to become the world's largest artificial reef. AP
Larson, H. (2026, November 11). World's fastest ocean liner is sunk to break another record: Largest artificial reef. NPR
Reuters. (2026, November 12). Famed ship heads for afterlife as artificial reef in deliberate sinking off Florida. Reuters.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. (2026, November 11). Scientists are studying how ecosystems form on the world's largest artificial reef. WHOI.


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