The Department of the Navy's Floating Instrument Platform (FLIP) begins the process of transitioning from horizontal to vertical by filling ballast tanks in the stern during a cruise commemorating 50 years of continuous service to the scientific community. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams/Released)
| Date Taken: | 06.30.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 07.03.2012 01:54 |
| Photo ID: | 617587 |
| VIRIN: | 120630-N-PO203-144 |
| Resolution: | 4028x2639 |
| Size: | 2.59 MB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 223 |
| Downloads: | 14 |
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