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Resarch platform FLIP Ship to be refitted instead of scrapped

Tuesday November 5, 2024. 05:44 PM , from BoingBoing
Resarch platform FLIP Ship to be refitted instead of scrapped
The R/P FLIP (Research Platform FLoating Instrument Platform) was built in 1962 by the US Navy and operated by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. It features the unique ability to tilt a full ninety degrees, submerging most of the structure underwater and leaving only the section containing living quarters above the water, looking like something out of Waterworld. — Read the rest
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