https://freerepublic.com/tag/boatymcboatface/ en-us Mon, 26 Oct 2020 17:06:13 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3898214/posts Britain's most advanced polar research ship in decades was set to begin technical sea trials on Wednesday before making its maiden voyage to Antarctica next year. The £200 million ($263 million, 222 million euro) 15,000 tonne vessel, which found global fame in 2016 when the public voted for it to be called "Boaty McBoatface", is expected to transform UK research in the polar regions. "This magnificent ship will take UK scientists deep into the heart of the ice-covered polar seas," said Professor Dame Jane Francis, director of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), which will operate the boat. More than 120,000... phys.org https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3898214/posts#comment Mon, 26 Oct 2020 17:06:13 GMT