New NERC research vessel named

The UK Natural Environment Research Council’s new 100m Royal Research Vessel (RRS) Discovery was formally named earlier this month (October) alongside the National Oceanography Centre’s waterfront campus in Southampton.

The Natural Environment Research Council’s new Spanish-built research vessel RRS Discovery arrives in Southampton prior to a formal naming ceremony earlier this month

The UK Natural Environment Research Council’s new 100m Royal Research Vessel (RRS) Discovery was formally named earlier this month (October) alongside the National Oceanography Centre’s waterfront campus in Southampton.