The research ship we all wanted to call Boaty McBoatface, the RRS Sir David Attenborough, is visiting the Solent today (Monday), and we want to see your photos!
The £200 million polar explorer is heading to the Antarctic in time for Christmas, via a stop-off for refuelling.
Its 30-person crew and up to 60 scientists will be on a six-month deployment, examining the threat of future sea-level rises and dangers for marine biodiversity.
Have you spotted the RRS Sir David Attenborough on its way through the Solent, or from a Portsmouth-bound ferry?
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Professor Dame Jane Francis, director of British Antarctic Survey which operates the ship, said the mission will focus on the west Antarctic ice sheet.
Professor Francis said: "If that ice sheet does melt, it holds about 3 to 5 metres of global sea level rise. What happens in Antarctica won’t just stay in Antarctica, it will affect us all."
Although the organisation ruled against the name that topped a public poll, one of its robotic submarines was called Boaty McBoatface instead.
Send us your photos of the RRS Sir David Attenborough
Send us your photos of the RRS Sir David Attenborough on its visit to Portsmouth Harbour!
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