Man behind RRS Boaty McBoatface disavows his name for polar vessel
by Peter Walker from Environment | The Guardian on (#17TAX)
James Hand, former BBC presenter, regrets suggestion that has gone viral as public votes for name of research ship
It seemed like a good idea at the time. But now the man whose suggestion to name a new polar research ship RSS Boaty McBoatface went viral says he is disowning the idea.
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) launched its drive to find public suggestions for the name of their soon-to-be-built 200m research vessel on Friday. By the weekend their website had crashed under the weight of voting.
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