Apparently nothing is safe from online trolls. The Natural Environment Research Council is finding this out the hard way after deciding to let the internet vote on the name of an under construction $300 million Antarctic research vessel.
The name currently in the lead? Boaty McBoatface.
As far as the internet is concerned, Boaty McBoatface is an incredibly tame choice compared to how things could have gone.
https://youtu.be/2NbrrMWHLKQ
