Autosub Long Range (ALR)

Autosub Long Range ‘Boaty McBoatface’ returns home after successful Antarctic mission

Autosub Long Range being deployed from the RRS James Clark Ross

The RRS James Clark Ross arrived at the NOC last week, returning Autosub Long Range (ALR) home after its first scientific deployment in the Antarctic.

NOC’s Autosub Long Range is Boaty McBoatface

Autosub Long Range

In March 2016 the Natural Environment Research Council launched a campaign to find a name for the UK’s next world-class polar research ship.

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