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Boaty McBoatface wins public poll to name £200 million research vessel

'Boaty McBoatface' has topped a public poll to find a name for a new polar research ship. The &po...
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13.09 17 Apr 2016


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Boaty McBoatface wins public poll to name £200 million research vessel

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13.09 17 Apr 2016


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'Boaty McBoatface' has topped a public poll to find a name for a new polar research ship.

The £200 million (€256 million) ship is due to take to the seas and explore the Arctic and Antarctic from 2019, and an open contest was held to find a name for the boat. 

However, at the close of the competition on April 16th, the name the public had chosen was 'Boaty McBoatface", which had more than 124,000 votes, well ahead of its closest contender Poppy-Mai, which had 34,000.

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Boaty McBoatface is not guaranteed to be the vessel's name though, as the final decision lies in the hands of the UK's Natural Environment Research Council.


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