The doomed flight experienced "nose dive conditions," according to the investigation announced Thursday by Ethiopia's Minister of Transport Dagmawit Moges.
After days of poor visibility that had resulted from bad weather and fickle currents, hopes rose among the crew they would see perfect diving conditions.
In contrast, the Swan, which sits on the seabed 100ft below the surface near Cape Naturaliste, offers comfortable diving conditions almost all year round.
The divers welcome the hospital's interest but said they believed they should be licensed as a backup because such a small chamber can treat only one diver at a time and is unable to approximate deep diving conditions.
Scuba diving conditions are ideal year-round and the summer months are a popular time to visit.
Diving conditions are usually poor when the surf is high, because the waves churn up sand and make the water murky.
Upon their arrival in Saigon, U.S. Navy divers and salvage teams tried to pump water out from the Card's flooded compartments, but their initial attempts were hindered by a combination of malfunctions in the pumping equipment, and the poor diving conditions in the river.
Data were grouped by dive type, subject, and dive status (pre-dive, 1-h post-dive, 24-h post-dive).
The waters here are steadily grabbing the attention of hardcore dive enthusiasts – conditions can be challenging, but at the right time of year, big pelagic species, manta rays and even elusive hammerheads can be spotted in August-September.
However, broad-tailed hummingbirds do not orient their dives with respect to the sun and often dive in cloudy conditions.
