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 3.5km deep waters of the Orkney Passage, a region of the Southern Ocean. 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 James Clark Ross, which departs from Punta Arenas, Chile on 17 March.