Tuesday 18 September 2012

FLIP the SHIP

The FLIP research vessel (Floating Instrument Platform) is the only ship in the world having the ability to flip from a horizontal position to a vertical position while at sea.

The FLIP ship is designed to study wave height, acoustic signals, water temperature and density, and for the collection of meteorological data.

AwEsOmE.... !!!!  :D
Posted by at

1 comment:

  1. UnknownFebruary 11, 2015

    It is one of the unique vessel in the world which is capable of operating in both ways i.e horizontally and vertically.Vessel contains fresh water tank with capacity to store 1500 gallons of water.It is able to provide accommodation for 11 researchers and 5 crew members for upto 30 days or month.FLIP vessel completed or reached the milestone of 50years in 2012.

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)