Originally Posted by
EDLB
What relevant additional information do you expect by lifting the plane, which you can not get by a nice clear warm water dive in the tropics?
The aircraft sank upright, and is resting on the floor of the lagoon, so the underside of the rear fuselage isn't readily accessible, even to a diver.
If for no other reason, raising it would answer this question:
Originally Posted by
Cloudee
Interesting that the CVR found its way out of its rack and out of a substantially undamaged fuselage and on to the sea floor.
That aside, I don't believe for a moment that it will be allowed to remain submerged indefinitely.