File:RP FLIP at research location (120630-N-PO203-310).jpg

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English: 55 feet remain visible after the crew of the Floating Instrument Platform, or FLIP, partially flood the ballast tanks causing the vessel to turn stern first into the ocean. The 355-foot research vessel, owned by the Office of Naval Research and operated by the Marine Physical Laboratory at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California, conducts investigations in a number of fields, including acoustics, oceanography, meteorology and marine mammal observation.
Date Taken on 30 June 2012, 15:06
Source http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=126960 (Alt)
Author U.S. Navy/John F. Williams
Camera location32° 42′ 22.83″ N, 117° 14′ 10.75″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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