Okaloosa County commissioners voted in October to buy the SS United States for $10 million and use it as an artificial reef. It’s estimated that the economic benefit will be $3 million a

Though some were skeptical the vessel could make it through such a journey, it faced 14-foot waves and high winds without much trouble.

The SS United States completed its long trip from Philadelphia to the Port City on Monday, but in many ways, its journey is just beginning.