Meaning of Boaty McBoatface | Babel Free

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An autonomous underwater vehicle launched in 2017, currently in service with the British Antarctic Survey to study the polar oceans.

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“I am proud to say⟳ that the royal Arctic survey ship will be named after David Attenborough. There was strong support⟳ for Boaty McBoatface. I think⟳ the submarine on the boat will be named Boaty McBoatface but, quite rightly, Attenborough will take⟳ top billing.”

“The UK's favourite new yellow submarine, Boaty McBoatface, is in training for grand challenge⟳. Scientists plan⟳ to send⟳ the long-range autonomous vehicle under the sea-ice of the Arctic – from one side of the ocean basin to the other.”

“With sheets of water pouring from its body, the UK's most famous robot – Boaty McBoatface – was winched up after 55 days at sea. […] Boaty has completed a more-than-2,000km scientific odyssey from Iceland that could change⟳ what we know⟳ about the pace of climate change⟳. It was hunting for marine snow⟳ – "poo, basically" in the words of one researcher. This refers to tiny particles that sink⟳ to the ocena floor, storing huge amounts of carbon.”

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