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Epic Antarctic Adventures – Weddell Sea, Antarctic

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From January to February 2018, the Autosub Long-Range (ALR), ‘Boaty McBoatface’ was deployed in the southern Weddell Sea during RV Polarstern cruise PS111 as part of the Filchner Ice Shelf System (FISS) Project – a collaboration involving leading UK research institutions.

‘Boaty’ spent a total of 51 hours under the Antarctic ice, travelling 108 km over the duration of the deployment. The vehicle reached water depths of 944m, and spent 20 hours exploring beneath a section of the ice shelf that was 550m thick.

Boaty McBoatface is launched from the RV <em>Polarstern</em>.

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