Air Niugini Aircraft crash, Truk Lagoon

[Derfred]

Originally Posted by OldLurker

Photos on AvHerald show the aircraft floating tail down with wings under the surface; rear door obscured by a raft but must be nearly submerged. Exit would have been only via the front doors and perhaps the over-wing exits. Just as well there were only 47 on board.
Accident: Niugini B738 at Chuuk on Sep 28th 2018, touched down in sea short of runway

Boeing ditching procedure on a 737-800 is to leave rear doors closed, so yes, the only exits available in a ditching are front doors and overwing exits.

The photos show why!