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Vehicles Wrecked by Hurricane Irma Sunk as Artifical Reef One of Captain Jack Sparrow’s friends busy plotting the Willy T’s next adventure (Photo: Beyond the Reef) By Mark ‘Crowley’ Russell Beyond the Reef, a not-for-profit organisation in the British Virgin Islands, has sunk three disused light aircraft and a small …

This month, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) will sink three disused, airplanes (which have artfully been crafted to resemble sharks) to create an artificial reef for marine life. Beyond the Reef, a team comprising an underwater engineer, an oceanographer, a metal sculptor and an environmental filmmaker, is working on the project in collaboration …