The journey will see the SS United States travel from the east coast down to Florida and the Gulf of Mexico, where it will be sunk to create an enormous artificial reef, reports the New York Times.

The ships engines are no longer functioning, so the ship is being guided by four tugboats along the Atlantic coast before it moves into the Gulf of Mexico ... liner will be sunk off the coast ...

Once the SS United States leaves Key West, it’s expected to head straight toward Mobile, cutting a line through the middle of the eastern Gulf of Mexico ... States will be sunk off the Destin ...