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It would be too 'frivolous' to call vessel 'Boaty McBoatface'
What would you call a new polar research ship?
The Natural Environment Research Council launched a competition to ask the public for ideas.
'Boaty McBoatface' received many more votes than its closest contender.
Eddie Mair talks to the science minister Jo Johnson who is in charge of the process.
(Photo: NERC red research boat. Credit: NERC.)
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