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Iconic US Navy ship that FLIPS at sea is saved from scrapyard
An iconic US Navy ship that looks like it's capsizing has been saved from the scrapyard. The FLIP (Floating Instrument ...
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Company saves ‘upside-down’ ocean research ship from scrapyard
An iconic ship that appears to capsize has been saved from the scrapyard - by a Bristol-based firm. The FLIP (Floating ...
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FLIP diagram from Marine Physical Laboratory brochure. Research Platform FLIP was a 355-foot-long non ... About 50 tons of gear aboard the tow vessel were required for a deep mooring. Moorings in ...
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This 355 foot-long ship is designed to capsize to carry out research
The vessel safely capsizes itself ... This strange looking 355 foot-long ship is designed to partly capsize to carry out ocean research. The RP FLIP – short for Floating Instrument Platform ...
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Nimitz Marine Facility
MarFac can berth up to seven ships at a time, plus the research platform FLIP, along our 110-meter finger pier and ... and other key utilities. The waterfront vessel berthing facilities — wharf, pier, ...