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Published online 23 March 2009 | Nature | doi:10.1038/458392a
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Ship decision sinks UK marine science
Weak pound forces UK to postpone building of research ship.
Citing increased costs due to the weakness of the pound against the euro, the British government has pulled the plug on a £55-million (US$80-million) order to deliver a replacement vessel for its ageing research ship, the RRS Discovery, by 2011. The move, which could see the ship pushed further down the line, is a major setback to UK marine science, say researchers.
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