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  • Boaty McBoatface Has Returned From Its Inaugural Mission With A Trove Of Data

    Boaty McBoatface Has Returned From Its Inaugural Mission With A Trove Of Data

    George Dvorsky

    Boaty returns from one of its three mission to the Orkney Passage in the Southern Ocean. (Image: BAS) The world’s most famous yellow submarine has returned home after a successful mission to Antarctica’s Weddell Sea. Expedition organisers say Boaty McBoatface captured “unprecedented” data during its maiden voyage, analysing deep sea currents at depths exceeding 3,900m.