Originally Posted by
scifi
Is there anyone still on-scene that can say if the aircraft is still afloat..? With the fuel tanks almost empty, they would act as buoyancy aids and perhaps keep the aircraft afloat indefinitely..
Maybe by now someone has towed it into shallow water.
It was reported as having sunk within a few hours of going into the water.
The aircraft was on its way back from Pohnpei to Port Moresby viak Chuuk, so it may have been carrying fuel for the onward TKK-POM sector (around 1000 nm).