| P O R T H O L E : 22 March 16

A SHIP with a noble cause such
as arctic exploration deserves a
noble name right?
Following the launch of an
online poll by the National
Environment Research Council
to name its new Royal Research
ship, one name has come out on
top: the RRS Boaty McBoat Face.
Netizen, James Hand, first put
the suggestion forward telling
the Sydney Morning Herald it
was “an absolutely brilliant
name.”
In second place, more than
13,000 votes behind, is the RRS
Henry Worsley named after the
explorer who tragically passed
away while attempted to trek
the Antarctic in Jan.
Other notable suggestions
for the $380 million ship, due
to commence operations
in 2019, include: RRS David
Attenborough, RRS Boat, RRS
Usain Boat, RRS Pingu and the
RRS Ice Ice Baby.