1.   Discovery of the wreckage marked a critical development for investigators concerned that if the wreckage is not brought up soon, important evidence may be lost.

2.   Francis said that searchers will not begin to bring wreckage up before the Grasp arrives.

3.   The cause of the accident can not be confirmed until the wreckage is brought to the surface and examined more closely, the officials said.

4.   Carlin said the company will check with maritime authorities before attempting to bring the wreckage to the surface.

5.   One or two of the balloons failed to inflate Tuesday night, said Chris Clancy, operations manager of the ship that will bring the wreckage to New York.

6.   The company would need permission from the Ministry of Defense to bring the wreckage up.

7.   The body was in the cockpit when the wreckage was brought up Friday.

8.   The wreckage was brought last month from Indonesia, where the crash occurred, to a hangar in Singapore, where the jet is being reconstructed.