UK official: New ship unlikely to be named Boaty McBoatface

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LONDON — Boaty McBoatface may be sunk. ADVERTISING LONDON — Boaty McBoatface may be sunk. Britain’s science minister has indicated that the country’s newest polar research vessel is unlikely to be christened with the name, which topped an online poll.