I have never heard of this before:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18684075

50 Year anniversary ?    Yeah how come that's the first I have heard or seen of that...very odd thing.

It's a pretty mental piece of kit thats for sure, it must be quite an experience to be onboard when it tips up like that 

It's cool but I have a question.

Why does it go vertical, for what purpose?

I have no idea, but suspect it is something to do with the cranes mounted on board, I'll see if i can track soemthing down on it

That didn't take long 

It's a research vessel:

http://www.ship-technology.com/projects/flip-ship/

Well done, interesting thing.  Says at the end : The Officer in Charge of FLIP, Tom Golfinos, has been onboard for 17 years.

Surely not without going on land during that time 

Quote from: Freddy on June 06, 2013, 18:12:21 PM
Well done, interesting thing.  Says at the end : The Officer in Charge of FLIP, Tom Golfinos, has been onboard for 17 years.

Surely not without going on land during that time 

Maybe he hasn't worked out which way is off 

Quote from: DD1975 on June 06, 2013, 18:15:56 PM
Maybe he hasn't worked out which way is off 

 

Quote50 Year anniversary ?  Shocked  Yeah how come that's the first I have heard or seen of that...very odd thing.

I never heard of it either. I smell something fishy   

Wouldn't be much fun if you where sitting on the Head reading your paper when they decided to tip it up. Talk about "Getting Your Own Back ". 

Am I the only one who's heard of the thing? I learned about the "flip ship" back in High school, and thought it was the coolest thing ever, at the time. I even went so far as to ask around how one would get a job on the ship. Hard to do back then, seeing as how the Internet was still 20 years away.

Quote from: DaveMorton on June 06, 2013, 20:37:01 PM
Am I the only one who's heard of the thing? I learned about the "flip ship" back in High school, and thought it was the coolest thing ever, at the time. I even went so far as to ask around how one would get a job on the ship. Hard to do back then, seeing as how the Internet was still 20 years away.

Looks like it Dave, I'm amazed I've never heard of it before but glad i have it's neat