Ka taƙaita labarin:  Yana kama da wani abu kai tsaye daga fim din Hollywood, kuma a ranar 1 ga Afrilu, yawancin masu ra'ayin mazan jiya na iya ɗauka cewa Flip Vessel Flip ba abin dariya ba ne. Amma dandamalin kimiyya mai tsawon mita 355 na gaske ne kuma Ofishin Binciken Jirgin Ruwa na Amurka ya yi amfani da shi fiye da shekaru 50. RV Flip ba shi da injin kansa kuma dole ne a ja shi zuwa wurin binciken kimiyya, inda ya juya digiri 90, yana barin ƙafa 50 kawai sama da farfajiya. Dalilin da ya sa aka yi juyi, shi ne cewa a tsawon mita 100 a ƙarƙashin ruwa, jirgin ya zama mai karko sosai. Maimakon ta yi tsalle-tsalle a kan raƙuman ruwa kamar jirgin ruwa na yau da kullum, tana tsayawa a inda take. Gungura ƙasa don bidiyo. Yayin da yake shawagi a kan farfajiyar RV FLIP ya yi kama da baya na jirgin ya sha wahala a wani mummunan hatsari ya bar kawai kashin baya. Yayin da jirgin yake nutsewa a kasa, yana kama da yana gab da rushewa kuma ya nutse zuwa kasan teku. Jirgin yana amfani da tsarin tankunan ballast wanda ke cike da ruwa don sauya cibiyar nauyi a cikin jirgin yana motsa shi zuwa digiri 90. Bayan mintuna 20, an sanya RV FLIP cikin aminci a digiri 90 yana bawa masu binciken damar fara gwaje-gwajen su daban-daban. Ana amfani dashi don auna sautin karkashin ruwa da kuma zafin ruwan. Hakanan za'a iya amfani dashi don nazarin teku, meteorology da kuma lura da dabbobi masu shayarwa na teku. Jirgin zai iya ɗaukar ma'aikata biyar da masu bincike goma sha ɗaya har zuwa kwanaki 30. Da zarar an ja jirgin zuwa wurin da yake a cikin minti 20 sai ya 'juya' ta hanyar famfo ruwa a cikin tankunan ballast da yawa, yana nutsewa gaban sashin jirgin a ƙarƙashin raƙuman ruwa. Bayan jirgin ya kammala juyawa, yankunan da suka kasance masu shinge a baya sun zama bene, kuma bene ya zama shinge. A cikin gidan wanka, akwai kwandon ruwa guda biyu a kusurwar dama da juna don haka ma'aikatan zasu iya wanke hannayensu ba tare da la'akari da yadda jirgin yake nunawa ba. An kaddamar da jirgin ne a shekarar 1962 lokacin da ikonsa na musamman na auna sautin karkashin ruwa zai kasance da matukar muhimmanci ga ci gaban jiragen ruwa a lokacin yakin basasa. A cikin 'yan kwanakin nan...
RV FLIP ya yi kama da shi zai iya zama Afrilu Fool, amma yana da aka aiki tukuru domin fiye da shekaru 50. Jirgin mai tsawon kafa 355 zai iya juyawa 90 digiri a cikin minti 20 yana bawa masu bincike dama ta musamman don nazarin teku. Jirgin ba shi da siffar kansa ko motsawa kuma ya dogara da tugs don jawo shi zuwa yankin binciken. An ba da umarnin RV FLIP a 1962 kuma zai iya zama har yanzu a cikin teku mai zurfi tare da fiye da mita 300 a ƙarƙashin raƙuman ruwa.