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Tugboats escort the hull of the SS United States down the Mobile Ship Channel on the morning of Nov. 9, 2026.

Tugs back the hull of the SS United States down the Mobile River past the cranes of the APM Terminals Mobile container terminal on Nov. 9, 2026.

30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 9, passengers prepare to board the Perdido Queen riverboat in Mobile. The riverboat was carrying sightseers to watch the final departure of the SS United States.

In the hours before the final departure of the SS United States from the Mobile waterfront on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, tugs prepare to move the hull of the historic ocean liner.

In the hours before the final departure of the SS United States from the Mobile waterfront on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, tugs prepare to move the hull of the historic ocean liner.

In the hours before the final departure of the SS United States from the Mobile waterfront on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, tugs prepare to move the hull of the historic ocean liner.

The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Daniel Tarr participates in security operations around the departure of the SS United States from Mobile on Nov. 9, 2026.

Tugs prepare to move the the SS United States from the Mobile waterfront on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. The ship's final voyage was to end with it being sunk as an artificial reef off the Florida coast.

A barge carrying Airbus fuselage and wing sections is pushed downriver past the hull of the SS United States on the morning of Nov. 9, 2026.

In the hours before the final departure of the SS United States from the Mobile waterfront on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, tugs prepare to move the hull of the historic ocean liner.

In the hours before the final departure of the SS United States from the Mobile waterfront on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, tugs prepare to move the hull of the historic ocean liner.

Passengers aboard the Perdido Queen riverboat get a look at the hull of the SS United States before the ship's final departure from Mobile on Nov. 9, 2026.

Tugs prepare to move the the SS United States from the Mobile waterfront on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. The ship's final voyage was to end with it being sunk as an artificial reef off the Florida coast.

A U.S. Coast Guard cutter, the Daniel Tarr, keeps station near the SS United States on Nov. 9, 2026. The Daniel Carr was the largest of several law enforcement vessels maintaining a safety zone around the operation to move the former ocean liner out of the Mobile River.

Tugs prepare to move the the SS United States from the Mobile waterfront on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. The ship's final voyage was to end with it being sunk as an artificial reef off the Florida coast.

Tugs begin to move the the SS United States from the Mobile waterfront on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. The ship's final voyage was to end with it being sunk as an artificial reef off the Florida coast.

After moving the hull of the SS United States away from the dock it occupied for more than a year and a half, tugs back it down the Mobile River to a turning basin.

After moving the hull of the SS United States away from the dock it occupied for more than a year and a half, tugs back it down the Mobile River to a turning basin.

Tugs back the hull of the SS United States down the Mobile River past the cranes of the APM Terminals Mobile container terminal on Nov. 9, 2026.

Tugs guide the hull of the SS United States down the Mobile River on Nov. 9, 2026.

After backing the hull of the SS United States down the Mobile River, tugs take advantage of a turning basin to rotate the ship so that it can be pulled forward down the Mobile Ship Channel.

After backing the hull of the SS United States down the Mobile River, tugs take advantage of a turning basin to rotate the ship so that it can be pulled forward down the Mobile Ship Channel.

After backing the hull of the SS United States down the Mobile River, tugs take advantage of a turning basin to rotate the ship so that it can be pulled forward down the Mobile Ship Channel.

After backing the hull of the SS United States down the Mobile River, tugs take advantage of a turning basin to rotate the ship so that it can be pulled forward down the Mobile Ship Channel.

A Coast Guard helicopter flies past as the SS United States is towed down the Mobile Ship Channel.

Tugboats escort the hull of the SS United States down the Mobile Ship Channel on the morning of Nov. 9, 2026.

A section Mobile's waterfront that was occupied for more than a year and a half by the hull of the SS United States sits empty after the vessel's final departure on Nov. 9, 2026.

Officials in Okaloosa County, Fla., announced late Monday that the planned sinking of the SS United States has been moved up a day to Wednesday.

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