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Investigators seek cause of new Boeing 737's crash into sea | Local & Regional | Seattle News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KOMO News
"The cabin crew had already announced that we would be landing shortly, and I was so excited when I saw the ocean getting closer, but suddenly ... it fell," he said.
The airline said it planned to suck the remaining fuel from the undamaged tanks in the plane's wings before towing it at high tide to avoid destroying the area's coral reefs.
1. a sudden fell
2. there was still fuel left