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      Buses Submerged In Sri Lankan Waters: Here's The Real Story

      The buses have been used to create an artificial reef off the coast of Sri Lanka as part of efforts to nurture marine life.

      By - AFP |
      Published -  3 Dec 2020 3:44 PM IST
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      Buses Submerged In Sri Lankan Waters: Heres The Real Story
      Several images of Sri Lankan buses being submerged in the ocean have been shared on Facebook alongside a claim the vehicles were dumped in the sea after the government failed to sell them at auction. The claim is misleading; the buses have been used to create an artificial reef off the coast of Sri Lanka as part of efforts to nurture marine life.


      The photos, which show Sri Lanka Transport Board buses, were published on Facebook here on November 15, 2020.

      The Sinhala-language text superimposed on the image translates to English as: "Look at the state of the brains of intellectuals appointed by the 6.9 million

      "They have taken steps to dunk old CTB [Ceylon Transport Board] buses in the sea, because they are not being sold in auctions. If these were repaired and given to schools, could have been used as classrooms at least, without destroying the sea.

      "Sir isn't a fail, he is an extreme fail."

      The use of "Sir" in the text is a reference to Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

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      The post's caption translates as: "They could have been sold off for scrap metal!"


      Screenshot of the Facebook post published on November 15, 2020

      The text image was also shared alongside a similar claim on Facebook here, here, here, here and here.

      The claim, however, is misleading.

      A reserve image search found the photos in fact show old buses that were submerged in order to create an artificial reef to support marine life.

      They were published on Facebook here by The Pearl Protectors, a local environmental conservation group, on November 14, 2020.

      The post's caption reads: "In another measure towards improving the marine fauna population in the deep seas, several old buses that were decaying in bus depots for years, were sunk in the deep waters off Trincomalee. This is a measure taken to regenerate marine life."


      The images were published on the Pearl Protectors Facebook page.

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      The Morning, a Sri Lankan media outlet, also reported on the old buses being used to restore marine life in an article published here on November 18, 2020.

      Building artificial reefs with old and unused vehicles to restore marine life is a known practice.

      In October 2020, for instance, the Sri Lanka Navy sunk two decommissioned ships to create a reef, as seen here on Facebook.

      Old military tanks in Lebanon and aged metro trains in the United States have also been submerged in similar conservation projects.

      (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by BOOM staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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      Marine ConservationSri LankaMarine LifeArtificial ReefsSri Lanka Transport BoardGotabaya RajapaksaFact CheckFake News
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      Claim :   Buses were dumped in the sea after the Sri Lankan government failed to sell them at an auction.
      Claimed By :  Facebook posts
      Fact Check :  False
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