The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) launched a poll back in March giving the public a chance to name their new Polar Research ship, which cost over
£200 million.
What name did the UK people vote to win...
1st place - Boaty McBoatface
Winning over 2nd place by over 90,000 votes.
The name was suggested as a joke and went viral, crashing the website and ultimately winning.
Although Nerc said that according to its competition rules it would have the final say on any name, so it might still get overturned. But the public have spoken!
Other entries included:
It's Bloody Cold Here
What Iceberg?
Usain Bolt
Pingu
Boatimus Prime
I Like Big Boats And I Cannot Lie
Boaty McBoatface The Return
Boat
Thanks For All The Fish
Big Metal Floaty Thing
Ice Ice Baby
Boatasaurusrex
NotTheTitanic
BippityBoppityFloatilyBoatily
Nicolas Cage
Flying Spaghetti Monster
Boatback Mountain
Titanic 2: The Revenge
Slipper When Wet
ImmaCrackDatIce
Dora The Polar Explorer
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What do you think, did the public get it right?
