On Jan 18, 5:49*pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:

"It happened so fast, the pilots never had time to throw the
aircraft's "ditch switch," which seals off vents and holes in the
fuselage to make it more seaworthy. "

She wasn't there either...

in any case she's talking sh**. It was a low priority in any case.

Bertie

If she was quoting what the Capt. testified to "we didn't throw the
ditch switch" (or similar) how would this be "talking sh**?

Why is the ditch switch a low priority? Is it operable after the plane
has hit water & is (temporarily) floating?