Berthing Area News Today

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39 people on board. the five crew members were able to disembark the vessel because they were up forward in the main cabin. the 34 passengers were below decks and the report that we got is that they were trapped by the fire. and the fire was so intense that even after it was put out, you know, were not able to actually embark the vessel and look for survivors at this point. its still ongoing. >> is the belief that these people were sleeping on the boat when the fire broke out? >> the people were...

Fire broke out? >> the people were in a berthing area, a section of the boat people were asleep. kicked off at 3:15 local time this morning. chance are they were asleep in the area. >> what time was that? >> 0314 pacific standard time. >> 3:14 in the morning. >> yes, maam. >> okay. you have been able to rescue some people off the boat. but obviously not everyone, because you believe there are still victims on that boat. can you give us any sense of numbers, meaning at least how many you were abl...

Couple hours ago that u.s. drivers have spent much of today trying to access those damaged areas of the "uss mccain." the tanker struck the port side of the ship and in doing so it flooded the machinery and communications rooms as well as the berthing area where sailors sleep. now, in that regard, it is similar to the "uss fitzgerald," the other destroyer that collided with a cargo ship just a couple of months ago because all of these areas are at or below the water line, so that makes the ships...

This is the fourth navy warship to crash in asian waters this year. nbcs janice mackey freyr has more. >> reporter: u.s. divers spent most of the day trying to access those damaged parts of the ship. the tanker hit the port side, the flooding almost immediate into the machinery and communication areas as well as the berthing area where the sailors sleep. these areas are at or below the watt left-hander so particularly vulnerable when the ship was hit by this tanker. the malaysian navy saying it ...

Here. >> u.s. divers spent most of today trying to access those areas. the tankers struck the port side of the ship, flooding the machinery and communication rooms as well as the berthing area where sailors sleep. they become very vulnerable that the ship gets hit the way that it did by the tanker. the urgent question at this point, what caused the missile destroyer to collide with another ship? theres some speculation that steering failure may be to blame. but, that the "uss mccain" system may ...

Its been one week since the "uss fitzgerald" collided with a japanese cargo sthip killing seven american sailors. many questions remain, including why the crew didnt see the other vessel coming. pentagon reporter ryane browne gins us. what have you learned from the investigation? >> there are several investigations going on right now, one conducted by the u.s. navy, the u.s. coast guard, as well as japanese authorities. again, navy officials are stressing this is all preliminary, but a picture i...

Coast guard investigation and one by the japanese authorities. some of the preliminary thing, where the collision took place, hitting the berthing area where a loft the sailor -- a lot of the sailers were bedded down. the collision took place right there. and also struck the communications note on the ship, hampering communications between the u.s. navy ship. but what theyre still looking at is radar data from the sophisticated weapons system aboard the fitzgerald, as well as radar and other dat...

>> how did they deliver the news? >> pretty much like in the movie. department of defense wishes to express our deepest condolences that your son was one of the seven that drowned in their berthing area. >> were you alone? >> yes. >> i -- i understand that, you know, this "uss fitzgerald," in the middle of the pacific ocean, and hours after this crash, your son tried to contact you. can you tell me about that? >> well, we -- the way we communicated was with the whats app, and last time i had act...

Good to the berth -- went into the berthing area where this occurred. there was flooding in the berthing area, machine room, right in the ships captains quarters, as well. they called it a severe emergency that required a heroic effort just to keep the ship afloat. the commander was airlifted and taken to hospital. he has been released from the hospital earlier on today. we still dont know how this collision took place. a collision between one of the most technologically advanced ships off the c...