Seven people were taken to a hospital, including one described as being in critical but stable condition.

Source: Sailors rush to save passengers when plane crashes in Pacific lagoon

These United States Navy Soldiers who were part of the Underwater Construction Team who had performed the search and rescue mission for this Air Niugini flight that had consisted of a Boeing 737 airliner and had crashed in Micronesia; not only need to be transformed from being fit and muscular to being fat and overweight, but these sailors that were a part of this mission also need to comprehend that the automotive world as a whole, the world of Amateur/Ham Radio; and the engineering side of commercial radio and television are all more important than the world of sports and fitness.