Sorry, Internet: Research Vessel Won't Be Named Boaty McBoatface

A $300 million polar research ship being implicit the UK will be called Sir David Attenborough, not Boaty McBoatface as the Internet needed, Britain's Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) reported on Friday.

In any case, take heart; majority rule government is not totally dead. NERC said one of the vessel's appended ramble subs will convey the Boaty McBoatface moniker.

On the off chance that you haven't been taking after this story, NERC a month ago requested people in general's help with picking a name for its new research transport booked to set sail in 2019. The Internet's most prominent recommendation? "RRS Boaty McBoatface." But notwithstanding its triumphant count—124,100 votes—Boaty McBoatface missed out to British naturalist and telecaster Sir David Attenborough, a recommendation that got a little more than 11,000 votes.

NERC, be that as it may, admirably chose not to frustrate the Internet totally. "The "Boaty" sub-ocean vehicle will be dispatched from RRS Sir David Attenborough to permit the ship's exploration team to gather information and tests from the most profound waters of the Arctic and Antarctic," NERC said.

At present being developed by a group of more than 400 individuals, the RRS Sir David Attenborough will be the UK's "most exceptional skimming research armada on the planet, leading imperative research into the world's seas and how we address environmental change," the association said.

The choice to name the ship after Attenborough comes days before the supporter's 90th birthday. Amid his six decade-long profession, Attenborough displayed famous natural life documentaries on the BBC including The Blue Planet, Planet Earth, and Frozen Planet.

"I am genuinely respected by this naming choice and trust that everybody who recommended a name will feel similarly as propelled to take after the ship's advance as it investigates our polar areas," Attenborough said in an announcement. "I have been special to investigate the world's most profound seas nearby astounding groups of analysts, and with this new polar research deliver they will have the capacity to go promote and find like never before some time recently."