March 22, 2006
Still Sinking
Posted by nick at March 22, 2006 12:42 AM
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I have seen that ship on television recently. It is not in fact sinking, but turning vertical to make a platform for some kind marine research. I believe it was on the Science Channel.
Posted by: David Antelo at April 19, 2006 12:39 PM
It's called the FLIP ship. See this website http://aquarium.ucsd.edu/learning/learning_res/voyager/flip/index.html
Posted by: Ben at July 13, 2006 08:37 AM
Firstly, it's not a flip ship. FLIP is an American built creation, the top photo plainly shows oriental characters.
Secondly, the photos appear much too old to be of a research vessel built in 1962.
Finally, this is plainly some sort of cargo vessel, which is stuck on a reef or perhaps beached in shallow waters at an odd angle. I suspect it's a second world war Japanese freighter which was beached after being damaged.
Posted by: Sammy at October 1, 2007 05:43 PM