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After a spirited Internet response chose "Boaty McBoatface" as the name for a research ship, Britain's science minister said a more suitable name was needed.

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Boaty By Another Name: 'Sir David Attenborough' Is Chosen For British Research Ship

10:21am May 06, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Boaty McBoatface received more than 124,000 votes in an online poll by Britain's Natural Environment Research Council — more than 10 times the 11,000 votes for Attenborough's name.

"Boaty McBoatface" likely will not be emblazoned on the side of the U.K.'s polar research vessel.

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U.K. Science Minister Torpedoes 'Boaty McBoatface' As Ship Name

10:45am April 19, 2016

by Laura Wagner

When Britain's Natural Environment Research Council launched a poll to help name a new research ship, one suggestion caught on: Boaty McBoatface. But Science Minister Jo Johnson says it's unsuitable.