The RV FLIP looks like it might be an April Fool , but it as been working hard for more than 50 years . The 355-foot vessel can flip more than 300 feet 20 minutes allowing researchers a unique opportunity to study the ocean . The vessel does not have its own form or propulsion and relies on tugs to tow it to the area of study . The RV FLIP was commissioned in 1962 and can sit still in heavy seas with 90 degrees in beneath the waves .
The RV FLIP looks like it might be an April Fool , but it as been working hard for more than 50 years . The 355-foot vessel can flip 90 degrees in 20 minutes allowing researchers a unique opportunity to study the ocean . The vessel does not have its own form or propulsion and relies on tugs to tow it to the area of study . The RV FLIP was commissioned in 1962 and can sit still in heavy seas with more than 300 feet beneath the waves .