RRS Boaty McBoatface wins poll to name ?200m polar research vessel - video explainer

The Natural Environment Research Council have conducted a poll to help decide the name of its new ?200m polar research vessel and the winning name is - RRS Boaty McBoatface - receiving 124,109 votes. Four times more than RRS Poppy-Mai, which came in second place. Despite the overwhelming result of the poll, the NERC are unlikely to use the winning name. The government says it wants a name that 'reflects the serious nature of the science it will be doing' Continue reading...