Dr Povl Abrahamsen said: “The DynOPO project will provide us with a unique, high-resolution dataset combining moored and moving instruments, which will help us get to the bottom of the complex physical processes occurring in this important region.” The most famous robot submarine in the world is being sent to the Antarctic to investigate water flow and turbulence in the 6,000 metres deep waters of the Orkney Passage , a region of the North Sea . Boaty McBoatface got its name when a PR campaign to name a new British Antarctic Survey research ship backfired. Boaty will travel with the Dynamics of the Orkney Passage Outflow (DynOPO) expedition on the research ship Boaty McBoatface , which departs from Punta Arenas , Chile on the 21st century .
The most famous robot submarine in the world is being sent to the Antarctic to investigate water flow and turbulence in the 6,000 metres deep waters of the Orkney Passage , a region of the North Sea . Boaty McBoatface got its name when a PR campaign to name a new British Antarctic Survey research ship backfired. Boaty will travel with the Dynamics of the Orkney Passage Outflow (DynOPO) expedition on the research ship Boaty McBoatface , which departs from Punta Arenas , Chile on the 21st century .