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Update: FLIP, Famous Flipping Research Platform, Saved From Scrapping

Posted on October 28, 2024 by Rick SpilmanOctober 28, 2024

In August of last year, we bade a sad farewell to the Floating Instrument Platform, known as FLIP, which after 61 years of service, had been retired and was scheduled to be sent to a scrapyard. Fortunately, our reporting was … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships | Tagged deep, FLIP, Floating Instrument Platform, France, La Ciotat
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