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The FLIP Side55 ft. remain visible after the crew of the Floating Instru- ment Platform (FLIP) partially ß ood the ballast tanks caus- ing the vessel to turn stern Þ rst into the ocean. The 355-ft. re- search vessel is owned by the OfÞ ce of Naval Research and is operated by the Marine Physi- cal Laboratory at Scripps Insti- tution of Oceanography at Uni- versity of California. (U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams/Released) Marine Technology Reporter 53www.seadiscovery.com MTR #7 (50-65).indd 53MTR #7 (50-65).indd 538/26/2013 11:37:22 AM8/26/2013 11:37:22 AM