Britain's Natural Research Council is at a crossroads after the name "RRS Boaty McBoatface" won an online poll to name a new £200 million polar research ship. Although that name got more than four times the number of votes of the second place finisher ("RRS Poppy-Mai," named after a 16-month girl with terminal cancer), Britain's science minister was quoted as saying that "Some [of the names] were more suitable than others," indicating that Boaty McBoatface may not be considered. Although he also could have been talking about the fourth place finisher, "RRS It’s bloody cold here."
• Boaty McBoatface Name ‘Not Suitable’, Science Minister Jo Johnson Says [Huffington Post]