Erin Gifford is a travel and outdoor writer based in Virginia with 20+ years of writing and editing experience. She has also written three guidebooks on hiking trails in Virginia. She once carried ...

It’s intrinsically unfortunate when a living legend and vital part of a nation’s maritime history must die, but the programmed death (sinking) of the SS United States sparked debate and a real fight ...

It was first identified in South Africa in November 2024. It spread very slowly, and experts aren't sure why the variant is causing an increase in cases now. While this strain hasn't contributed for a ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The storied ocean liner SS United States is nearing its final voyage, with plans to depart from Mobile and be transformed into the largest artificial reef ever created. As the ...

The first trailer for an upcoming documentary on the SS United States, the ship that spent decades docked in Philadelphia, shows multiple scenes of the vessel's departure from the city. "Superliner: ...

The SS United States called Philadelphia home for nearly three decades, but now preparations are underway to send the historic ocean liner to her final resting place at the bottom of the ocean. One ...

The SS United States is on track to become an artificial reef off the coast of Florida this spring, officials said. The ship departed Philadelphia one year ago. The Democrats who voted against the War ...

Talks of sinking the historic SS United States has been ongoing for well over a year, and while that end remains on track, the fight to stop it from happening isn’t dead, writes Lawrence Specker for ...

After nearly a year docked in Mobile’s port, the SS United States, a passenger ship once declared the fastest ocean liner in the world, has a departure date on the horizon. The famed Cold War carrier ...

A New York group might have failed in a legal bid to stop a historic ocean liner from being turned into a reef, but it and its attorney won’t be fined or sanctioned for an effort that Florida ...