'Boaty McBoatface' ship to be named Attenborough

Name: 'Boaty McBoatface' ship to be named Attenborough
Uploaded: 2016-05-06T14:37:56.000Z
Duration: 1 min 4 s
Description: The UK's new state-of-the-art polar research ship will be named after Sir David Attenborough, despite the title "Boaty McBoatface" previously topping a public vote.

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The UK's new state-of-the-art polar research ship will be named after Sir David Attenborough, even though the runaway winner in a public competition to name it had been "Boaty McBoatface".

That name will now be the inspiration for naming one of its submarines, as Sarah Campbell reports.

Science & Environment

6 May 2016