Remember the big kerfuffle over Boaty McBoatface?
King County (Seattle) just launched a new research vessel and the christining was interesting - from Geek Wire:
Rock the boat: Soundgarden members attend launch of new research vessel SoundGuardian
Members of the Seattle band Soundgarden stepped aboard a new research vessel to help christen it on Wednesday months after its name — SoundGuardian — was inspired in part by the grunge legends.
The name for King County’s new 48-foot, twin-hulled environmental research vessel was announced in January after a naming contest drew 319 votes. SoundGuardian led the way with 178 votes. The runners up were “Cascadia,” with 126 votes, and “SeaKing,” with 15 votes.
According to the county’s news release, Environmental Laboratory field scientists will use the SoundGuardian “to collect water quality data in Puget Sound, Lake Washington and the Duwamish River. The new vessel, which will replace the 40-year-old Liberty, will be cleaner, more efficient and safer to operate in rough waters.”
She looks nice - catamaran so a solid stable platform to work on. May God bless her and all who sail in her.