Floating Instrument Platform - GIF

[Altair]

The Floating Instrument Platform (FLIP) is a 355-foot (108 m) long open ocean research platform owned by the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) and operated by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The platform is capable of transitioning from horizontal to vertical position by filling its ballast tanks. In the vertical position, 300 out of 355 feet of the platform is submerged.




More:

https://ocean.si.edu/human-connectio...ument-platform


Previously:

Uncapsizable boat - GIF
Pulling a boat through locks GIF
Boat that pulls itself ashore
Heavy-lift ship transporting USS Fitzgerald - video and photo
Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) - video